Why it matters
A view across a canal lined with poplars towards the historic centre of Arles, with the towers of Saint-Trophime on the left and the Zouave barracks on the right. It belongs to Van Gogh's series of flowering orchards.
Did you know?
- It was painted in spring 1889.
- Van Gogh showed it at Les XX in Brussels in 1890.
- The poplars still stand; the orchards and barracks are gone.
Based on the Wikipedia article View of Arles, Flowering Orchards (CC BY-SA 4.0).
