The Courtyard of the Hospital at Arles — Fine Art

A view of a hospital yard opens with a long path running toward a building and a few stone walls. The Courtyard of the Hospital at Arles keeps the scene built from short paint strokes and a cool green and blue palette. Vincent van Gogh worked in the post impressionist movement, a style that uses direct marks to show place and light.

This object is a fine art print set in a frame with a back panel. The framed surface keeps the painted marks flat and even, so the yard reads clearly on a wall. The panel on the back holds the picture steady.

It fits a study wall above a desk near a lamp. From the chair you notice the straight path first, then the small dark blocks of the buildings across the room.