Two Poplars in the Alpilles near Saint-Rémy

Vincent van Gogh · 1889

Vincent van Gogh painted this autumnal landscape while interned at a psychiatric hospital near Saint-Rémy in southern France. Although initially restricted to painting in his room, he soon resumed working outdoors. This painting reveals the full power of his mature style. Trees twist and lean against a darkening sky, while the intense colors applied with charged brushstrokes convey his emotional reaction to the subject.

Artist

Vincent van Gogh

Date

1889

Medium

oil on fabric

Culture

Netherlands

Dimensions

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.)

Credit

Bequest of Leonard C. Hanna Jr.

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