*** About the Artwork

*** The painting, believed to have been created in the early 1880s during Van Gogh’s stay in the Netherlands, marks a pivotal period in the artist’s development. This era is characterized by his experimentation with capturing the immediacy of the environments around him, a practice which would come to define his later, more famous works. Here, Van Gogh employs a technique that would increasingly echo through his career—the use of thick, expressive brushstrokes that almost seem to vibrate with the artist's emotional state. The story behind this work, like many of Van Gogh’s landscapes, stems from his profound connection with nature which he often described as comforting and therapeutic. This particular scene likely depicts a locale close to where he lived, capturing its everyday, but no less striking, beauty. This artwork is currently housed in a private collection, rarely exhibited, thus adding an aura of exclusivity and mystery to its existence.