The Mulberry Tree ☴ Van Gogh ☷ Canvas Add a Float Frame:Silver there was a drama in

there was a drama in each figure I’m tempted to say

and the pagan writers and Jewish prophets

Monet once described how he had planted the water lilies for fun

standing on a wolf skin with a lily in her hand

The Mulberry Tree ☴ Van Gogh ☷ Canvas Add a Float Frame:Silver there was a drama inThe Mulberry Tree (1889) by Vincent van Gogh depicts a lone mulberry tree on a rocky hillside, with yellowing autumn leaves framed by a blue sky. Van Gogh found a deep connection with the expressive qualities of trees, viewing them with human characteristics. In a letter to his brother Theo he wrote: "Those trees, they were superb, there was a drama in each figure Im tempted to say, but I mean in each tree."