Bull Head Painting Van Gogh drawing the eye toward a

drawing the eye toward a bright clearing where the woodland opens out

A lakeside dusk rendered in pure

drawing the gaze upward in a bedroom or snug

a warm golden-orange breast

unexpected colour give the whole composition a dreamlike

Bull Head Painting Van Gogh drawing the eye toward aA jet black bull gazes directly out of the frame, its broad muscular head and pale, sweeping horns rendered in rich, glossy oils against a mottled bronze and amber ground. Soft light falls across the brow and the wet sheen of the muzzle, while the deep shadows of the neck dissolve into darkness below. The warm backdrop flickers with flecks of gold and rust, like the patina of old metal behind the calm, watchful stare. The realism is intimate and