Two Poplars in the Alpilles near Saint-Rémy

Van Gogh painted this autumnal landscape while interned at an asylum near Saint-Rémy in southern France. Although initially restricted to painting in his room, he soon resumed working outdoors. This painting reveals the full power of his mature style. Trees twist and lean against a darkening sky, while the intense colors applied with charged brushstrokes convey his emotional reaction to the subject.

Credit: Bequest of Leonard C. Hanna, Jr.