“Landscape with Alphonse Daudet’s Windmill” is an artwork executed by Vincent van Gogh in 1888 in Arles, Bouches-du-Rhône, France. Crafted with ink on paper, this piece belongs to the Post-Impressionism movement, and it exemplifies the landscape genre. It is presently housed in the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
The artwork depicts a rustic scene characterized by a prominent windmill atop a modest elevation, likely one associated with the writer Alphonse Daudet. The landscape is rendered with flowing, rhythmic lines that convey the undulating terrain and vegetation. The windmill, central to the composition, stands as a nostalgic element amidst the expansive countryside. Van Gogh’s distinctive pen strokes animate the natural features, imparting a sense of movement and vitality, while the ink medium lends a marked contrast and depth to the bucolic scenery.
