The work, Farmhouses Among Trees, will remain on view until the end of 2026.
On Monday, 2 February, the museum announced that the canvas, loaned from the John Paul II Collection of the Archdiocese of Warsaw, had been installed in the main building.
Painted in September 1883, the piece represents Van Gogh’s early Dutch period.
The intimate landscape depicts modest rural cottages nestled among dense trees.
Its simple composition, restrained techniques, and dark, subdued palette reflect the realism of the period, standing in clear contrast to the artist’s later French period, marked by vivid colours and Impressionist influences.
The painting shows strong ties to the Hague School and subtle references to 17th-century Dutch landscape traditions.
Museum staff note that the painting has a turbulent history, illustrating the changing reception of Van Gogh’s work.
After the artist left Nuenen, it was stored with other paintings by his mother in crates and forgotten for many years.
Kept in the attic of carpenter Adrianus Schrauwen, the works were considered worthless.
It was not until 1902 that Johannes Cornelis Couvreur purchased the contents of the attic for a symbolic sum, attempting to sell the paintings from a street cart, giving some away in exchange for beer.
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Source: mnk.pl