“Still Life with Five Bottles” is an oil painting on canvas by the renowned artist Vincent van Gogh, executed in 1884 in Nuenen, Netherlands. This work belongs to the Realism art movement and is classified under the genre of still life. The artwork is currently housed at the Belvedere in Vienna, Austria.
The artwork depicts five bottles arranged in a simplistic yet deliberate composition. The bottles are varied in form, with three standing upright and two positioned elsewhere on the table, one lying horizontally. The artist has employed an earthy color palette, with shades of brown, green, and subtle highlights to bring out a naturalistic texture and play of light upon the bottles. The background is muted, ensuring that the focus remains on the objects in the foreground. Van Gogh’s brushwork is meticulous, giving the bottles a tangible, almost three-dimensional presence. The interplay of light and shadow is masterfully rendered, adding depth and dimension to this everyday scene. Through this still life, Van Gogh conveys a sense of quiet contemplation, drawing attention to the simple beauty of ordinary objects.
