Hyperallergic

The Dark Side of Van Gogh’s Cypress Trees

Vincent van Gogh painted this cypress just three months before he took his life. Between 1888 and 1890, during what would become his final chapter, he fixated upon cypresses. Widely understood as a ...
KXAN

Vandals spray-paint one of the oldest cypress trees in San Marcos

SAN MARCOS, Texas (KXAN) — One of the largest and oldest cypress trees along the San Marcos River was spray-painted by vandals recently. A reward of up to $1,000 is being offered by CrimeStoppers. The ...
Artnet

Why Did Cypresses Transfix Van Gogh? A Show at the Met Museum Explores the Artist’s Many Depictions of the Symbolic Trees

Vincent van Gogh’s most famous painting, The Starry Night, has made a rare journey outside the hallowed halls of New York’s Museum of Modern Art—but only a mile and a half uptown to the Metropolitan ...
The New York Times

The Met Takes a Deep Dive Into van Gogh’s Cypress Trees

Forty landmark paintings and drawings by the Dutch master include “The Starry Night” — on loan from MoMA — and “Wheat Field With Cypresses.” By Robin Pogrebin Vincent van Gogh may be best known for ...
Hypebeast

The Met Dedicates An Entire Exhibition to Van Gogh's Cypress Trees

Experience a groundbreaking exhibition at The Metropolitan Museum of Art that brings Vincent Van Gogh‘s iconic trees to the forefront. Titled “Van Gogh’s Cypresses,” the exhibition shines a spotlight ...