In May 1889, van Gogh made two very similar versions of the same painting: «
The Large Plane Trees (Road Menders at Saint - Rémy),» now in the Cleveland Museum of Art, and «The Road Menders,» in the Phillips Collection.
Not exact matches
Along with its pool and
plane trees, the summer residence is the only remaining structure from the
larger palatial complex inside the Sheki Khans» Fortress, which once included a winter palace, residences for the Khan's family and servants» quarters.
Large trees are the constant on this well -
planed residential lot.
In «The First of May,» a
large canvas from 1960, he paints a landscape of soft colors dominated by a towering
plane tree whose branches and leaves are rendered in a swirl of strokes evoking Mr. de Kooning's gestural style.
Leaving
large swaths of the canvas untouched, Kusanagi uses a single painterly movement to subtly render
trees, windows, hills and architectural
planes.