This exhibit is all about Van Gogh and his signature cypress trees. Personally, I love cypress trees. Makes me think of tall flames. I love the way they can border a road which you see a lot of in Tuscany.

As one would expect, The Starry Night takes center stage. I really like the positioning of The Starry Night with Wheat Fields with Cypresses. Both are from 1889. Makes me think of Night and Day for cypresses.

Here are four more favorites of mine.

This is The Public Garden 1888

This is The Little Stream 1889. Unfortunately, the color is not showing up too well here. It is so beautiful. Here he explored the effect of windswept trees.

This is A Walk at Twilight 1890. Again, the intensity of color is not translating well. The colors were rich greens and golden light.

This is Country Road in Provence By NIght 1890. “Van Gogh brought his work in Provence to a close, and full circle, with this pivotal summary picture. It marks his “last try” at realizing his long-standing vision of “a cypress and a star” -this time to his satisfaction, in a triumphal end note. The “very tall”, “very straight”, and “very dark” cypresses paired with a crescent moon preside over a nocturnal scene that draws upon such familiar elements as the haloed stars and thatch-roofed cottages of The Starry Night; evokes a bristling wheat field with “yellow canes” in the middle ground; and confides the aspirations of an artist who still entertained the hope of working side by side with Gauguin and continuing the journey they had ventured together, in lockstep, like the wayfarers on the winding road.”

Wow…wish I could interpret a painting like that. I probably should have spent more time studying during my art history classes. But you know what? Just seeing these works of art and taking in the colors and techniques of painting is worth everything. You can see what you like and enjoy it.

The exhibit runs at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City until August 27, 2023. It is definitely worth your time.