Verger avec cyprès

Verger avec cyprès (Orchard with Cypresses), painted in the spring of 1888 during Vincent van Gogh’s stay in Arles, captures a radiant Provençal orchard in full bloom. Rows of blossoming fruit trees stretch across the canvas, their delicate flowers glowing under a clear sky, while tall, dark cypress trees rise in striking contrast.

Van Gogh’s expressive brushwork and luminous color palette evoke the freshness and vitality of early spring. The cypresses—symbols of eternity—add a poetic and spiritual dimension to the scene. Verger avec cyprès reflects Van Gogh’s joy in the southern landscape and his ability to infuse nature with emotional resonance and symbolic depth.