Vista de Arles
1888
Vincent van Gogh created this sepia-toned sketch in 1888 after moving to the sunny south of France, desperate to capture the 'Japanese' clarity of the light. He likely used a reed pen he carved himself, creating those distinct, thick-and-thin strokes you see in the foreground grass and flowers. The landscape is a rhythmic dance of dots and dashes—fields of crops stretching out to the town's church towers in the distance. It feels less like a finished painting and more like a visual letter sent to his brother Theo, vibrating with the energy of the Arles countryside.
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