'Tuin van de inrichting Saint-Paul ('Het vallen van de bladeren')' is now on view. The work is an oil painting on canvas.
The painting draws on the large garden surrounding the institution where Van Gogh admitted himself in 1889. The garden is identified as the setting from which Van Gogh took much of his inspiration for the work.
Its autumn atmosphere is conveyed through several elements named in the museum’s description: the colors, a solitary walker, and leaves carried by the wind. The walker appears alone, while the leaves are described as being moved through the scene by the wind, contributing to the stated autumn mood.
Van Gogh used a high viewpoint for the composition. As a result, the silhouettes of the tree trunks are cut off by both the lower and upper edges of the painting, so the trunks do not remain fully contained within the picture’s boundaries.
