 "Sunset at Montmajour" depicts trees, bushes and sky, painted with Van Gogh's familiar thick brush strokes.It can be dated to the exact day it was painted because he described it in a letter to his brother, Theo, and said he painted it the previous day July 4, 1888.Van Gogh's life and depression is portrayed in the 1971 song "Vincent (Starry Starry Night)", written by Don Mclean.