Arbres dans le jardin de l’asile (1889)

Arbres dans le jardin de l’asile (Trees in the Garden of the Asylum), painted in 1889 during Vincent van Gogh’s time at the asylum in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, captures a deeply personal and introspective view of the enclosed garden that became his sanctuary. The painting features gnarled, expressive trees rooted in wild grass, their twisting forms rendered in dynamic, swirling brushstrokes.

With a palette of rich greens, ochres, and blues, Van Gogh evokes both the calm and the underlying tension of the natural world—a reflection of his inner emotional landscape. The scene is at once grounded and dreamlike, turning a quiet corner of the asylum into a vivid expression of life, movement, and healing. Arbres dans le jardin de l’asile is a testament to Van Gogh’s ability to find profound beauty and meaning in his immediate surroundings.