This reproduction was published for the exhibition " Van Gogh in Auvers-sur-Oise The Final Months" from October 3rd, 2023 to February 4th, 2024 at the musée d'Orsay. Vincent van Gogh (1853 - 1890) Tree Roots, 1890 Oil on canvas H. 50.3 cm x L. 100.1 cm Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam (Vincent van Gogh Foundation) This painting seems at first sight to consist of a jumble of bright colours and fanciful abstract forms. Only after that do you realise that it shows a slope with tree trunks and roots. These are trees used for timber, growing in a marl quarry. Such quarries could be found
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