Description
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.
Provenance
Theo van Gogh [1857-1891] Paris, France, by descent to the artist's brother from the artist's estate. (1889–1891); Johanna van Gogh-Bonger [1862-1915] his wife, Amsterdam, Netherlands, by gift to Willem Steenhoff. (1891–1905); Willem Steenhoff [1863-1932] Amsterdam, Netherlands, sold to Alfred Flechtheim (1905–1910); Alfred Flechtheim, Düsseldorf, Germany (1910); Max Siller, Barmen, Germany (1914); Paul Cassirer, Berlin (1914); Justin Thannhauser, Munich, Berlin, Lucerne (1927); Harry Sperling [1925-1971] New York, NY (July 1940); M. Knoedler and Co., New York, NY (March 1946); Sam Salz, New York, NY (March 1946); Leonard C. Hanna, Jr, Cleveland, OH, purchased March 12, 1946 (1946–1958); Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. [1889-1957] Cleveland, OH, by bequest to the Cleveland Museum of Art (1946–1958); The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (1958–)
Accession Number
1958.32
Medium
oil on fabric
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.)
Classification
Painting
Credit Line
Bequest of Leonard C. Hanna Jr.
