#vincent-van-gogh

#vincent-van-gogh

Tarascon Stagecoach, which was painted in Arles, depicts a horse-drawn coach in the yard of the Auberge de la Poste, in the boulevard that surrounds the city's ramparts. This was where the coach would regularly set off for Tarascon, a town 15km to the north. Van Gogh had visited Tarascon at least once, a few months before he painted the work, likely on the same vehicle he depicted or a similar one.

"Vincent described the scene thus: A red vineyard, completely red like red wine. In the distance it became yellow, and then a green sky with a sun..."

The peculiar result is to make you see how the dreamer of sunflowers and starry nights might have painted the horrors of modern history, if he'd lived to see them.

The ongoing conflict over Vincent Van Gogh's final painting, Tree Roots, has ignited a dispute in Auvers-sur-Oise between the municipality and private landowners over public access.

Vincent's conflicting emotions about Theo's engagement stemmed from his deep dependency on his brother, causing a unique blend of happiness and fear of loss.