olive trees with the alpilles in the background vincent van goghVincent Van Gogh, in his painting "Oliviers avec les Alpilles en arrire plan" (Olive trees with the Alpilles in the background), paints a pastoral scene full of dynamism and colour. This painting, produced during his stay in Saint Rmy de Provence in 1889, is in the tradition of Post Impressionism. In the lower half of the canvas, an olive orchard speckled with green and yellow catches the eye. The twisting, energetic olive trunks bring a sense of