1887, Vincent van Gogh, Garden with Courting Couples: Square Saint-Pierre -- Van Gogh Museum (Amsterdam)
From the museum label: Van Gogh himself called this sun-drenched park view 'the painting of the garden with lovers.' Amorous couples stroll beneath young chestnut trees or sit along the winding paths. Van Gogh took liberties with the Pointillist technique of coloured dots, setting airy streaks next to rapid daubs of paint. He succeeded in rendering the effect of a dazzling spring day, which in turn reinforces the sense of young love and intimacy that Van Gogh wished to express here. He too longed for a wife and a family, but he had 'the most impossible love stories." He ultimately resigned himself to this situation; after all, he was devoted to his art.
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1887, Vincent van Gogh, Garden with Courting Couples: Square Saint-Pierre -- Van Gogh Museum (Amsterdam)
From the museum label: Van Gogh himself called this sun-drenched park view 'the painting of the garden with lovers.' Amorous couples stroll beneath young chestnut trees or sit along the winding paths. Van Gogh took liberties with the Pointillist technique of coloured dots, setting airy streaks next to rapid daubs of paint. He succeeded in rendering the effect of a dazzling spring day, which in turn reinforces the sense of young love and intimacy that Van Gogh wished to express here. He too longed for a wife and a family, but he had 'the most impossible love stories." He ultimately resigned himself to this situation; after all, he was devoted to his art.
Link to other van Gogh paintings