Vincent Van Gogh - The Green Vineyard (23.5 in x 19.5 in)

Location: Van Gogh painted this vibrant landscape in a single day while working in a vineyard near Montmajour, just outside of Arles in the South of France.

Inspiration: He was highly inspired by the autumn harvest and the striking colors of the changing season. In a letter to his friend and fellow artist Paul Gauguin on October 3, 1888, he described his intense drive to capture the scene: "I have an extraordinary fever for work these days, at present I'm grappling with a landscape with blue sky above an immense green, purple, yellow vine with black and orange shoots. Little figures of ladies with red sunshades, little figures of grape-pickers with their cart further liven it up."

Related Works: The Green Vineyard is often considered a companion piece (or pendant) to his famous later painting, The Red Vineyard (completed in November 1888). Van Gogh frequently mentioned the two works together, enjoying their contrasting and complementary color palettes.