“The Garden of the Parsonage with Arbor,” created by Vincent van Gogh in 1881, is a sepia ink drawing on paper measuring 44.5 by 56.5 centimeters. This landscape artwork is part of the Realism art movement and is presently housed at the Kröller-Müller Museum in Otterlo, Netherlands.
The artwork portrays a tranquil garden scene, dominated by an arbor situated centrally, under which a table and chairs are positioned, inviting an atmosphere of calm and repose. The detailed rendering of the arbor’s structure, the adjacent furniture, and the surrounding flora exhibit Van Gogh’s meticulous attention to detail. The backdrop features a rustic parsonage, partially veiled by trees and vegetation, blending harmoniously with the intricate textures and shading techniques employed by the artist. The organic, somewhat untamed quality of the garden, combined with the refined architectural elements, encapsulates the essence of realism that Van Gogh endeavored to depict.
