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Memories of the Garden in Etten by Vincent Van Gogh

Memories of the Garden in Etten by Vincent Van Gogh

The painting “Memories of the Garden in Etten” was written in 1888 in Arles, in the south of France. Her motif was inspired by memories of the garden of the parental home in the Dutch Etten, whose outlines are recognizable in the background. As is known from the letters of Van Gogh, in the image of two women he captured his mother and sister Vil.

Nostalgic memories are combined with impressions from the colorful nature of the French south. It finds reflections in a bright, saturated color palette. When writing the painting, the artist used both a pointillistic manner and various graphic techniques.

Passing through the author’s perception filter, the story takes on an expressive character. The composition is composed of curved wavy lines, the space between which Van Gogh fills with colorful dynamic strokes, giving the planes of the landscape a resemblance to the languages of the flame. The outlines of people and objects are very conditional, the prospect is practically absent.

Due to this uncertainty, combined with a chaotic heap of colors, the picture begins to resemble a disordered dream, where one images quickly replace the others, leaving behind them a fuzzy, but emotional memories. Thus, the author seeks to depict not so much the motive as his reflection in his consciousness.

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