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Vincent van Gogh's Brilliant Blue 'Irises' Were Originally Purple, New Research Reveals
New Light on Van Gogh’s Irises,” the show is the result of “conservators and scientists working together” to reveal how over time, “light has irrevocably changed some of the colors in ...
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Van Gogh’s “Irises” Were Never Supposed to Be Blue
A new exhibition chronicles how a paintings conservator and chemist solved a color mystery in one of the painter’s most beloved works. Vincent van Gogh's “Irises” (1889) was painted during ...