Garden of the Rectory at Nuenen. Vincent van Gogh. Van Gogh - Der Pfarrgarten in Nuenen im Schnee.jpeg (source). Public domain — PD-old / PD-US declaration.
Garden of the Rectory at Nuenen
Vincent van Gogh · 1885, January
- Catalog
- F67
- Date
- 1885, January
- Place painted
- Nuenen
- Museum
- Hammer Museum
- Medium
- Oil on canvas, mounted on panel
About the painting
From his earlier Dutch period, the Hammer Museum also holds Garden of the Rectory at Nuenen. This painting depicts the view from the parsonage where Van Gogh lived with his parents. It's among his "Dutch pictures," characterized by darker tones and flatter impasto than his later French works. The scene presents a somewhat bleak and isolated landscape, yet there's a subtle hint of the expressive use of light that would later define his style, particularly in the iodine yellow light in the sky. This painting is crucial for understanding the stylistic foundations upon which his later, more exuberant works would be built.
Collection: Hammer Museum. Whether it is currently on view should be confirmed with the museum before visiting.
Research note: this entry is based on an evolving catalog. Dates, attribution, location and visitor information should be verified against the institution’s current records.