Vincent van Gogh, 1853 - 1890, Dutch
Park at Asnieres with Couples
Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam
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Using the Impressionist style, van Gogh painted this scene during his stay in Paris.  After leaving Paris, he wrote to his brother, "It seems to me almost impossible to work in Paris unless one has some place to retreat where one can recuperate and get one's tranquility and poise back.  Without that, one would get hopelessly stultified."

