Horse Skeleton Painting Van Gogh framed by tall conifers and

framed by tall conifers and the soft yellow-green of waking woodland

broad emerald leaves catching the light while clusters of small coral blooms nod nearby

faintly nostalgic glow

The sun blazes at the very centre of the frame

It belongs above a bed

Horse Skeleton Painting Van Gogh framed by tall conifers andThis study renders a horse in profile mid stride, its golden palomino coat rendered in soft sepia tones, with the ribcage, spine and leg bones revealed beneath the surface in an anatomical cutaway. The mane and long tail flow in pale strands, while the muscular flank and lifted foreleg convey movement frozen on a bare, ivory ground. The draughtsmanship is precise, almost scientific, every vertebra and joint traced with care. There is a quiet