Red Chestnuts in the Public Park at Arles by Vincent van Gogh - 1889 - 72.5 x 92.0 cm private collection Red Chestnuts in the Public Park at Arles by Vincent van Gogh - 1889 - 72.5 x 92.0 cm private collection

Red Chestnuts in the Public Park at Arles

oil on canvas • 72.5 x 92.0 cm
  • Vincent van Gogh - March 30, 1853 - July 29, 1890 Vincent van Gogh 1889

During his stay in Arles between February 1888 and May 1889, Vincent Van Gogh produced approximately 300 drawings and paintings. The places where the artist set up his easel are marked out in the city by panels showing his paintings. It was here that he found the color and light that would permeate his work in his last years. Changing his focus from the realistically dark, somber images of life in the north, to the sunshine of the south, his paintings would now include the vibrant swirls of color and brightness of Provençal sunshine.