Why it matters
Van Gogh painted this memory of the parsonage garden at Etten in Arles, as decoration for his bedroom at the Yellow House. His period at Etten in 1881 marked the real beginning of his ten-year career as an artist.
Did you know?
- It was painted around November 1888.
- It is also known as Ladies of Arles.
- Van Gogh lived at Etten from Easter to Christmas 1881.
Based on the Wikipedia article Memory of the Garden at Etten (Ladies of Arles) (CC BY-SA 4.0).
