The Large Plane Trees Road Menders
by Heritage Images
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The Large Plane Trees Road Menders
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Heritage Images
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Drawing - Illustration
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The Large Plane Trees (Road Menders at Saint-Rémy), 1889. In May 1889, Van Gogh voluntarily committed himself to an asylum near the small town of Saint-Rémy in Provence. His doctors soon gave him permission to paint on day excursions to surrounding fields. While walking through Saint-Rémy that November, he was impressed by the sight of men repairing a road beneath immense plane trees. "In spite of the cold," he wrote to his brother, "I have gone on working outside till now, and I think it is doing me good and the work too." Rushing to capture the yellowing leaves, he painted this composition on an unusual cloth with a pattern of small red diamonds visible in the picture's many unpainted areas. Creator Félix Bracquemond (French, 1833-1914). (Photo by Heritage Arts/Heritage Images via Getty Images)
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January 28th, 2021
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