During the first weeks of his stay in Auvers-sur-Oise, a small town near Paris, Van Gogh’s favorite subjects were nearby farms and moss-covered thatched roofs of village houses. His motivations were inspired by the energy and terrain that he studied.
The painting was most probably written in the first group of works that the artist created after his arrival. For her, Van Gogh chose a farmhouse with thatched roof and two women working in the garden in the foreground. Thatched roofs reminded Van Gogh of his native Brabant.
Related Paintings 
Village Street in Over by Vincent Van Gogh 
Landscape near the Over: wheat fields by Vincent Van Gogh 
Farmhouse on a wheat field by Vincent Van Gogh 
Flowering chestnut branches by Vincent Van Gogh 
Village Street en Auvers – Vincent Van Gogh 
Landscape with crew and train in the background (Landscape in Auvers after rain) by Vincent Van Gogh 
Margaret Gachet in the Garden by Vincent Van Gogh 
Houses with thatched roofs by Vincent Van Gogh
Village Street in Over by Vincent Van Gogh Landscape near the Over: wheat fields by Vincent Van Gogh Farmhouse on a wheat field by Vincent Van Gogh Flowering chestnut branches by Vincent Van Gogh Village Street en Auvers – Vincent Van Gogh Landscape with crew and train in the background (Landscape in Auvers after rain) by Vincent Van Gogh Margaret Gachet in the Garden by Vincent Van Gogh Houses with thatched roofs by Vincent Van Gogh