In February 1888, it took Vincent van Gogh 18 hours to reach Arles from Paris by train. Once there, he found a room at the Hotel Carrel just inside the city’s medieval walls and began to paint.
In the months after Van Gogh mutilated his ear, he created just two paintings of the hospital in Arles in which he stayed. By a stroke of good fortune, both were bought in the 1920s by the Swiss ...
Morell had come to Arles to take photographs in the places Vincent van Gogh painted 130 years ago. But, even as he stood amid the painter’s beloved Provençal landscape, he seemed undaunted.
Known for its abundant sunlight and rich seasonal colors, Arles played a crucial role in van Gogh's departure from conventional artistic styles. These Arles prime lenses, with their T1.4 fast ...