Country Road in Provence ☰ Van Gogh ☲ Canvas Size:24 x 30Country Road in Provence by Night (1890) by Vincent van Gogh, also known as Road with Cypress and Star, is the last painting he made in Saint Rmy de Provence. The painting is one of several that feature large cypresses, in this case extending beyond the top of the canvas. A pair of travelers walks along the road, with a carriage farther away, and a house and more cypresses in the distance. The large cypress visually divides the night sky, with a star
windmills and houses of the city are wedged between a giant open sky and a large field of green
an idea popularized by Vincente Minnelli’s 1956 biopic Lust for Life starring Kirk Douglas
inspiring a novel and several kabuki plays
"harmonies that represent nothing real in the absolute sense of the word
a homeopathic doctor with whom he resided following his time in the asylum at Saint-Rémy-de-Provence
The sunset may symbolize the death of this man's culture and way of life
famous for having continued to fight after losing an eye in battle at only sixteen years of age
as the storm clouds transition to a bright blue sky
abandoning his family and career as a stockbroker
influenced by the Byzantine mosaics he had viewed on trips to Istanbul and Venice
The forest of Fontainebleau south of Paris permitted Renoir to paint landscapes en plein air
The woman rests her hand on the man's shoulder as they observe the waxing moon