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The Garden of the Asylum at Saint-Rémy, 1889
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The courtyard of the Saint-Paul Cloister in Saint-Rémy. Fotocollectie Van de Poll © Dutch National Archives, 2.24.14.02 / 252-1828
This was one of the first works Van Gogh painted after arriving at the hospital at Saint-Rémy. During his first weeks, Van Gogh was not allowed beyond the hospital garden but found delight in its overgrown and intimate corners, which he associated with ‘nests of greenery for lovers’—continuing a poetic theme he had explored in the park in Arles.
Oil on canvas
Kröller-Müller Museum, Otterlo, The Netherlands