In the context of Olive Trees (Van Gogh series), discuss the Painted in May and June 1889 of the The paintings.
Van Gogh made four paintings in May and June 1889.  The first, Couple Walking among Olive Trees in a Mountainous Landscape with Crescent Moon (F704) is located at the Museu de Arte de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.Van Gogh identified three olive tree paintings made in June, the second month of his stay at the asylum.The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art's Olive Orchard (F715) was expressed by van Gogh in a letter of July 1889 as an orchard of olive trees with gray leaves, "their violet shadows lying on the sunny sand." By contrast, the shadows accentuate the heat of the Provençal sun. The "repetitive, rectangular brush strokes" convey an energy that heightens the emotional impact of this work. In November 2017, the remains of a dead grasshopper was discovered in the painting, presumed to have arrived already deceased while painting in the outdoors.Van Gogh Museum's Olive Trees: Bright Blue Sky (F709) of cool, blue daylight tones is similar to Göteborgs Museum of Art's Olive Grove, a study in warm autumn colors.  The autumn toned painting met van Gogh's goal of achieving a "harsh and coarse" realism to his work.  He presented the painting to his friend and doctor, Dr. Gachet, with whom he would be under care and supervision in Auvers-sur-Oise the following year.The Kröller-Müller Museum Olive Orchard (F585) was painted in June, 1889.
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