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Vincent van Gogh - Rocks with Oak Tree 1888. The Rocks depicts a specific area in the South of France called
Montmajour, a rocky terrain located a few miles north of the city of Arles. Painting on site was a struggle for Vincent
van Gogh, because the fierce, blustering winds that swept through this region whipped violently against his canvases.
Van Gogh’s own creative energy leaps outward through his vigorous brushwork and the astonishing variety of strokes
with which he laid down his unmixed colors - ArtsViewer.com