On this landscape, written in 1887 in Paris, Van Gogh captured the site of the Park of the Asnieres, which struck him during one of the exits to the open air. The glade, surrounded by trees, was covered with many colorful flowers. This variegated color combined with the darkness of the forest thicket created a feeling of fantastic mystery, which is so full of wild nature.
The artist does not leave a place for the sky in the landscape. He makes the composition closed, limiting the space to a continuous wall of trees. Most of the picture is covered by a clearing, overgrown with thick grass, among which colorful heads of a variety of colors are visible. The artist uses a small brush, carefully drawing foliage and blades of grass. To get rid of monotony, the author puts on the fore a large bunch of tall grass, different from the bulk in tone.
The picture is composed of many shades of green. The foliage of the trees is more cold and darker, the grass is warm yellowish shades of green. But the main color accent is made on bright specks of yellow, red, white and burgundy color. These warm, cheerful colors convey the author’s admiration for the beauty of wildlife, which can be seen even in a small glade of the park.