Artwork
"Les Alpilles", mountain-landscape at Saint-Rémy
"Les Alpilles", mountain-landscape at Saint-Rémy is an oil painting by the Post-Impressionist artist Vincent van Gogh. It is held in the collection of the Kröller-Müller Museum.
About this work
Overview
Vincent van Gogh’s oil painting titled “Les Alpilles, mountain‑landscape at Saint‑Rémy” was executed in 1895. The work portrays a gently rolling mountainous scene in the Alpilles region of southern France, viewed from the vicinity of Saint‑Rémy. It is part of the collection of the Kröller‑Müller Museum in the Netherlands.
Subject & Meaning
The canvas presents a horizon of verdant hills punctuated by scattered trees and low‑lying bushes. In the foreground a modest white structure with a dark roof—likely a farmhouse or barn—anchors the composition. Above, a pale yellow sky is dotted with soft clouds, lending the scene a calm, pastoral atmosphere.
Technique & Style
Rendered in a post‑impressionist manner, the painting employs vigorous, impasto brushwork that gives texture to the terrain. Van Gogh’s palette combines cool blues and greens for the hills with warm yellows and oranges in the sky, creating a vivid contrast while maintaining overall harmony.
History & Provenance
After its creation, the work entered the private market before being acquired by the Kröller‑Müller Museum, where it remains on display. The museum’s collection, noted for its extensive holdings of early‑20th‑century European art, includes this piece as a representative example of van Gogh’s late landscape oeuvre.
Artist & collection
Artist
Vincent Willem van Gogh was a Dutch Post-Impressionist painter who is among the most famous and influential figures in the history of Western art.
