Visconti - Van Gogh collection - Fountain pen

Magnificent Visconti fountain pen gift box, Model: Van Gogh collection
Condition: Brand new, never used.

"Orchard of Prunus Blossoms" is the second oil on canvas selected by Visconti among Van Gogh's Japanese works. The artist created this canvas in 1887 after a Japanese Hiroshige print entitled "Plum Garden at Kameido".

"And it seems to me that we could not study Japanese art without coming away happier and more joyful; it returns us to nature, despite our education and our work in a world of conventions." – Vincent Van Gogh, Letter to Theo, September 24, 1888.

The meticulous selection of resins and their color blends constitute one of Visconti's major innovations and give each Visconti Van Gogh pen a unique character. The colors are enhanced by the collection's distinctive 18-faceted design.

The century-old plum tree that served as the model for the original print was poetically nicknamed "the sleeping dragon plum tree." Van Gogh faithfully reproduced the composition, infusing it with more intense colors and replacing the black and gray of Hiroshige's tree trunk with red and blue tones. He also added two orange borders adorned with Japanese characters, for a decorative and exotic effect.

The collection features gold-plated metal accents that enhance the red, green, and brown acrylic resin.

The fountain pen set includes a 30 ml ink bottle called "Orchard of Prunus Blossoms".

The nib is fine-point with a converter system.

This pen bears the reference numbers: 1686

“What can a person do when he thinks of all the things he cannot understand, but look at the fields of wheat?”
-Vincent Van Gogh