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Two Poplars in the Alpilles near Saint-Rémy
1889
(Dutch, 1853–1890)
Framed: 81 x 66.7 x 7.3 cm (31 7/8 x 26 1/4 x 2 7/8 in.); Unframed: 61.6 x 45.7 cm (24 1/4 x 18 in.)
Bequest of Leonard C. Hanna Jr. 1958.32
Location: 222 Impressionism & Post-Impressionism
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During his Saint-Rémy period, Van Gogh painted 150 canvases and some 100 drawings. He painted nature as he saw it without enhancement and felt that painting would help cure him of his illness.Description
Vincent van Gogh painted this autumnal landscape while living at an asylum near Saint-Rémy in southern France where he was treated for severe depression. Although initially restricted to painting in his room, the artist was vigorously prolific when his physician allowed him to resume working outdoors. This painting reveals the full power of Van Gogh’s mature style. Trees twist and lean against a darkening sky, while the intense colors applied with thick brushstrokes suggest his emotional response to the windswept landscape.- 1889–1891Theo van Gogh [1857-1891] Paris, France, by descent to the artist's brother from the artist's estate.1891–1905Johanna van Gogh-Bonger [1862-1915] his wife, Amsterdam, Netherlands, by gift to Willem Steenhoff.1905–1910Willem Steenhoff [1863-1932] Amsterdam, Netherlands, sold to Alfred Flechtheim1910Alfred Flechtheim, Düsseldorf, Germany1914Max Siller, Barmen, Germany1914Paul Cassirer, Berlin1927Justin Thannhauser, Munich, Berlin, LucerneJuly 1940Harry Sperling [1925-1971] New York, NYMarch 1946M. Knoedler and Co., New York, NYMarch 1946Sam Salz, New York, NY1946–1958Leonard C. Hanna, Jr, Cleveland, OH, purchased March 12, 19461946–1958Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. [1889-1957] Cleveland, OH, by bequest to the Cleveland Museum of Art1958–The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
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