Cypress Tree – Vincent Van Gogh

Description

Vincent van Gogh saw cypress trees not as background scenery, but as powerful symbols of life, death, and endurance.

In Mediterranean cultures—much like sacred trees in India—they were planted near burial grounds, linking them to eternity and spiritual passage.

Van Gogh returned to the cypress again and again, believing it carried the same emotional weight as a human figure.

During his time in southern France, the tree became a way for him to express inner unrest and spiritual longing.

This artwork reflects that intensity—rooted in the earth, reaching upward, and charged with meaning beyond the visible.