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Path in the Park, Arles, 1888

The park in front of the Yellow House, Van Gogh's home in Arles, was close to the town’s station. Yet in this view the groups of colourfully dressed figures moving beneath the trees appear less like passers-by than participants in a fête galante, or elegant outdoor entertainment, as imagined by the artists Jean-Antoine Watteau (1684-1721) and Adolphe Monticelli (1824-1886). Van Gogh admired both artists.

Oil on canvas

Kröller-Müller Museum, Otterlo, The Netherlands