Farmhouse in Provence [SEP] creator
Farmhouse in Provence
Farmhouse in Provence also known as Entrance Gate to a Farm with Haystacks was made in 1888 by Vincent van Gogh in Arles in Provence at the height of his career. Partially due to having been inspired by painter Adolphe Monticelli, Van Gogh sought the Provence region of France to further expand his painting skill and experience. Van Gogh used several pairs of complementary colors in the "Farmhouse in Provence", the color contrast bringing an intensity to his work. The painting is owned by the National Gallery of Art
on the ground floor, and bedrooms, storage places for food and often a room for raising silkworms on the upper floor. Not every farmhouse in Provence is a "mas". A "mas" was distinct from the other traditional kind of house in Provence, the bastide, which was the home of a wealthy family.
The "mas" of Provence and Catalonia always faces to the south to offer protection against the mistral wind coming from the north. And because of the mistral, there are no windows facing