''Lilac Bush'' (catalogue number : F 579, JH 1692) is a May 1889 oil on canvas painting by

Vincent van Gogh Vincent Willem van Gogh (; 30 March 185329 July 1890) was a Dutch Post-Impressionism, Post-Impressionist painter who posthumously became one of the most famous and influential figures in Western art history. In a decade, he created about 2 ...

, produced during his stay in Saint-Rémy. It is now in the

Hermitage Museum The State Hermitage Museum ( rus, Государственный Эрмитаж, r=Gosudarstvennyj Ermitaž, p=ɡəsʊˈdarstvʲɪn(ː)ɨj ɪrmʲɪˈtaʂ, links=no) is a museum of art and culture in Saint Petersburg, Russia. It is the list of ...

. The artist began painting almost as soon as he had arrived at the psychiatric hospital of Saint-Paul de Mausole in Saint-Rémy.D. M. Field: ''Van Gogh.'' Chartwell Books, Inc., 2006, page 324. . Among his first subjects were the irises and lilac bush in the hospital garden, mentioned in a letter written to his brother

Theo Theo is a given name and a hypocorism. Greek origin Many names beginning with the root "Theo-" derive from the Ancient Greek word ''theos'' (''θεός''), which means god, for example: *Feminine names: Thea, Theodora, Theodosia, Theophania, ...

and Theo's wife Johanna a few days after his arrival:

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Paintings in the collection of the Hermitage Museum Paintings by Vincent van Gogh 1889 paintings Oil on canvas paintings Paintings of Saint-Rémy-de-Provence by Vincent van Gogh {{19C-painting-stub