Landscape with Pollard Willows, 1884 by Vincent van Gogh

Landscape with Pollard Willows, painted by Vincent van Gogh in 1884, depicts a row of pollarded willow trees lining a ditch in the flat fields near Nuenen, their gnarled trunks cut back to stubby crowns beneath a hazy, sunlit sky. A solitary figure moves along the path between the trees, echoing Van Gogh’s early fascination with the humble rural laborers of the Brabant countryside. Rendered in the somber grays and browns of his pre-Paris palette, the painting reflects the tonal realism and influence of the Hague School that defined his formative Dutch period.

Artist: Vincent van Gogh (Dutch, 1853-1890). Date: 1884.

Landscape with Pollard Willows, 1884 by Vincent van Gogh. Early Dutch Landscape Wall Art Canvas Print.