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Flower Beds in Holland (c.1883)
- Oil on canvas
- 19 1/4 x 26 inches
- 48.9 x 66 cm
In this painting, we see that Van Gogh has not mastered his signature style yet and is going through a more Impressionistic route. It is said that the artist abandoned this painting after moving to Antwerp in 1885.
Farmhouse in Provence (1888)
- Oil on canvas
- 18 1/8 x 24 inches
- 46.1 x 60.9 cm
Despite being greeted with snow upon his arrival, Van Gogh stayed for the sun in Arles. This painting features a bright sun-soaked landscape with complementary colors and a rather optimistic tone.
La Mousmè (1888)
- Oil on canvas
- 28 7/8 x 23 3/4 inches
- 73.3 x 60.3 cm
The sitter, or the mousmè, is a young girl from Provence who appears to be holding flowers in her left hand. The artist calls the sitter a mousmè after reading a novel that tackled the French’s fascination with Japanese culture.