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''Landscape near Arles'' is an 1888
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depicting a rural scene in
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. It is currently located in the Indianapolis Museum of Art in
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Description

''Landscape near Arles'' depicts a typical scene from that area: the farmhouse is a traditional
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trees are common in the region, and the haystack is suitable for harvest time. Gauguin's treatment of the subject owes much to
Paul Cézanne Paul Cézanne ( , , ; ; 19 January 1839 – 22 October 1906) was a French artist and Post-Impressionism, Post-Impressionist painter whose work laid the foundations of the transition from the 19th-century conception of artistic endeavour to a ...
, whom Gauguin revered. His emphasis on geometric forms and the way his careful network of precisely placed brushstrokes locks the haystack and farmhouse together creates a highly ordered environment that owes much to Cézanne. The way he organizes the traditional French countryside makes nature itself conform to his own structural regimen. Only the bright, acidic hues indicate that Gauguin was painting next to
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Historical information

For two months, ending on Christmas 1888, Gauguin and van Gogh lived together in
Arles Arles (, , ; oc, label= Provençal, Arle ; Classical la, Arelate) is a coastal city and commune in the South of France, a subprefecture in the Bouches-du-Rhône department of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, in the former province of ...
. Their stormy relationship cut short the partnership, and the period ultimately had little effect upon Gauguin's art. Despite the clashing of their strong personalities, it was quite a productive period for them both. Van Gogh avidly wished to form an artistic enclave in the area, a desire that led to some mutual accommodation. This was the first painting Gauguin made during those months, on a linen canvas van Gogh stretched for him. The setting was one of van Gogh's favorites, the plains of the
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Acquisition

In February 1944, Mrs. Julian Bobbs purchased ''Landscape near Arles'' for the John Herron School of Art as a gift in memory of William Ray Adams, her first husband. The painting remained with the IMA during the division, and currently is on display in the Sidney and Kathy Taurel gallery. It has the acquisition number 44.10.


See also

* ''
The Painter of Sunflowers ''The Painter of Sunflowers'' (in French: ''Le Peintre de Tournesols'') is a portrait of Vincent van Gogh by Paul Gauguin in December 1888. The painting is exhibited at the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam. Background The portrait was painted when ...
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IMA page
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