In the context of Montmartre (Van Gogh series), explore the Vegetable gardens in Montmartre of the Works.
Montmartre's vegetable gardens, fenced in blocks for security and to clearly separate the allotted spaces, supplied the Paris markets with spinach, lettuce, cabbage and other vegetables.Vegetable Gardens in Montmartre: La Butte Montmartre (F346) depicts the changing landscape of the Montmartre landscape. In the foreground are allotted vegetable gardens with people working in their allotments. Although still somewhat rural, a large apartment building is constructed in the fields.  The three remaining windmills in the area had now become a source of entertainment and respite from working in the city. Le Blute-Fin, also called Le Moulin de la Galette was the largest standing mill offering a café and a terraced viewing platform for looking over Paris from behind the mill.  Between the mills are dining establishments and dance halls. He used techniques he picked up from the Impressionists and Pointillists, such as use of short brush strokes or dots of color.  The colors are much brighter than the somber colors he used in the Netherlands.Vegetable Gardens in Montmartre: La Butte Montmartre (F316), the same name as painting F346, was selected by Van Gogh for his first exhibition in 1888 in Paris.  Both paintings reflect how much he had learned since he came to Paris and were made on the same hill.  The summery landscape depicts the vegetable gardens with the city skyline in the distance.  Van Gogh was pleased with his work on this painting, commenting that it "breathed fresh air and joy".
Impressionists Le Moulin de la Galette Moulin de la Galette Montmartre Pointillists Butte Netherlands