Sunday, July 10, 2011

Les Alyscamps - Arles, November 1888, Oil on canvas


From howstuffworks.com: "Vincent van Gogh's 1888 work, Les Alyscamps, was completed shortly after Paul Gauguin arrived in Arles, France, when van Gogh took him to his favorite places to paint. They set up their easels together in the ancient cemetery known as Les Alyscamps (Elysian Fields). In contrast to Paul Gauguin's slow and deliberate process, Vincent van Gogh painted quickly, slashing his pigment on the canvas with thick, broad strokes. This difference became a point of contention between the painters; Vincent van Gogh worked in a rush of emotional energy in opposition to Gauguin's cerebral, considered approach."

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