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Two Poplars in the Alpilles near Saint-Rémy

1889
(Dutch, 1853–1890)
Netherlands
oil on fabric
Framed: 81 x 66.7 x 7.3 cm (31 7/8 x 26 1/4 x 2 7/8 in.); Unframed: 61.6 x 45.7 cm (24 1/4 x 18 in.)
Bequest of Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. 1958.32
Location: 222 Impressionism & Post-Impressionism
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During his Saint-Rémy period, Van Gogh painted 150 canvases and some 100 drawings. He painted nature as he saw it without enhancement and felt that painting would help cure him of his illness.

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Vincent van Gogh painted this autumnal landscape while living at an asylum near Saint-Rémy in southern France where he was treated for severe depression. Although initially restricted to painting in his room, the artist was vigorously prolific when his physician allowed him to resume working outdoors. This painting reveals the full power of Van Gogh’s mature style. Trees twist and lean against a darkening sky, while the intense colors applied with thick brushstrokes suggest his emotional response to the windswept landscape.
Two Poplars in the Alpilles near Saint-Rémy

Two Poplars in the Alpilles near Saint-Rémy

1889

Vincent van Gogh

(Dutch, 1853–1890)
Netherlands

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