Calm Sea Painting Van Gogh A majestic red stag stands

A majestic red stag stands proud on a rocky outcrop in this atmospheric landscape

Dark vertical trunks rise like quiet sentinels against the radiance behind them

the peony has long stood for abundance

This deep-space composition frames the full red planet suspended against an inky sky thick with stars

Calm Sea Painting Van Gogh A majestic red stag standsA wide expanse of deep blue ocean fills the lower half of this composition, its surface textured with countless small ripples that catch flecks of light. Above the flat horizon, a pale turquoise sky stretches open, scattered with rounded white clouds that drift gently towards the edges. The brushwork is loose and painterly, lending the water real depth and the sky a breezy, summery lightness. There is no land, no boat, only the steady meeting of sea