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Almond flowers survive the long winter and bloom the earliest in early spring. 〈Almond Blossoms (1890)〉 is the first gift Vincent van Gogh gave to his nephew and the last flower painting he painted in the last spring of his 37-year life. In February 1890, Vincent van Gogh, while in the Saint-Rémy Asylum, received a letter from his brother Theo containing the happy news of a new son. “As I said before, the child is named after you. And I also wished that this child would be determined and courageous like you.” Gogh was both sorry and grateful that his nephew inherited his name(Vincent), which he had no health, happiness, or success. So Vincent van Gogh painted a pretty flower tree as a gift for his nephew.
It was a picture of a blossoming almond tree in pink and white colors against a blue sky. Theo, who received the painting, said it was very beautiful and hung it over the baby’s crib. Almond flowers that bloom in early spring symbolize new life and hope. Also, the almond tree is known as a symbol of resurrection. Paradoxically, Vincent Van Gogh painted the most hopeful and brightest picture in the darkest and most difficult time. Five months later he died, and his lifelong brother, Theo, followed six months later. So what happened to baby Vincent? He cherished the flower paintings his uncle gave him for the rest of his life, and later donated them along with all his uncle’s posthumous works to the Van Gogh Museum. Would the painter Vincent Van Gogh have imagined the image of his nephew who created an art museum with the name and gift he received from his uncle? Among the fruits of the plant, there are exceptionally many red ones. Why?
Plants bear fruit in order to spread offspring through seeds. However, young plants do not grow well near the mother. Young plants born near their mother do not grow well because they cannot compete with their mother for nutrients and sunlight. Therefore, plant seeds must be moved to a faraway place and sprouted there so that they can grow well without competition and spread over a wide area. Birds have wings and can travel quite far. Then the plant can spread its seeds as far as possible. That is why plants attract birds with their fruits. Birds do not have teeth, so they cannot bite the seeds in the fruit and swallow them whole. The flowers therefore encase the seeds in the “red” flesh that birds love.
It was a picture of a blossoming almond tree in pink and white colors against a blue sky. Theo, who received the painting, said it was very beautiful and hung it over the baby’s crib. Almond flowers that bloom in early spring symbolize new life and hope. Also, the almond tree is known as a symbol of resurrection. Paradoxically, Vincent Van Gogh painted the most hopeful and brightest picture in the darkest and most difficult time. Five months later he died, and his lifelong brother, Theo, followed six months later. So what happened to baby Vincent? He cherished the flower paintings his uncle gave him for the rest of his life, and later donated them along with all his uncle’s posthumous works to the Van Gogh Museum. Would the painter Vincent Van Gogh have imagined the image of his nephew who created an art museum with the name and gift he received from his uncle? Among the fruits of the plant, there are exceptionally many red ones. Why?
Plants bear fruit in order to spread offspring through seeds. However, young plants do not grow well near the mother. Young plants born near their mother do not grow well because they cannot compete with their mother for nutrients and sunlight. Therefore, plant seeds must be moved to a faraway place and sprouted there so that they can grow well without competition and spread over a wide area. Birds have wings and can travel quite far. Then the plant can spread its seeds as far as possible. That is why plants attract birds with their fruits. Birds do not have teeth, so they cannot bite the seeds in the fruit and swallow them whole. The flowers therefore encase the seeds in the “red” flesh that birds love.
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