Vincent Van Gogh, “Avenue with Flowering Chestnut Trees at Arles”, 1889, Oil on Canvas, 72.5 x 92 cm, Private Collection

Vincent van Gogh painted his “Avenue with Flowering Chestnut Trees at Arles” in 1889. The painting’s merit lies primarily in the style, which, just as in the case of most of his other park views, is impressionist in nature. That free and lively manner of painting, here given an individual interpretation, was only one of the styles used by Van Gogh, but certainly not the least important. At the same time, Vincent von Gogh was trying to secure a place among the avant-garde by following in the decorative path marked out by Claude Monet and Gauguin.