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Olive Grove 2: Vincent van Gogh

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Work Overview: Olive Grove
Vincent van Gogh
Date: 1889; Saint-rémy-de-provence, France *
Style: Post-Impressionism
Genre: landscape
Media: oil, canvas
Dimensions: 92 x 73 cm
Location: Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Vincent van Gogh painted at least 18 paintings of olive trees, mostly in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence in 1889.
In his letters, van Gogh specified two groupings: three paintings made in June 1889 and five completed by late November 1889.[13][19] There was also a painting in September,[28] three olive picker paintings in December[13][29] and a few others. Van Gogh made several drawings of olive trees when, as a precautionary safety measure, he did not have access to his paints.

Van Gogh identified three olive tree paintings made in June, the second month of his stay at the asylum.[13][19]

The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art's Olive Orchard (F715) was expressed by van Gogh in a letter of July 1889 as an orchard of olive trees with gray leaves, "their violet shadows lying on the sunny sand." By contrast, the shadows accentuate the heat of the Provençal sun. The "repetitive, rectangular brush strokes" convey an energy that heightens the emotional impact of this work.[34]

Van Gogh Museum's Olive Trees: Bright Blue Sky (F709) of cool, blue daylight tones is similar to Göteborgs Museum of Art's Olive Grove, a study in warm autumn colors. The autumn toned painting met van Gogh's goal of achieving a "harsh and coarse" realism to his work. He presented the painting to his friend and doctor, Dr. Gachet, with whom he would be under care and supervision in Auvers-sur-Oise the following year.[35]

The Kröller-Müller Museum Olive Orchard (F585) was painted in June, 1889.

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