Landscape with Snow

Landscape with Snow is a painting made by Vincent van Gogh in 1888, believed to be one of the first paintings that he made in Arles. It is one of at least ten oil and watercolor paintings that Van Gogh made of a snowy landscape from 1882 to 1889. The painting reflects the La Crau plains set against Montmajour and hills along the horizon. At the time that Van Gogh painted Landscape with Snow he was 35 years old. Living in Arles, in southern France, he rose to the height of his career, producing some of his best work, such as fields, farmhouses and people of the Arles, Nîmes and Avignon area. The area was quite different than what he'd known in Holland and Paris. People had dark hair and skin and spoke a language that sounded more Spanish...