The Red Vineyard

"The Red Vineyards near Arles" is a magnificent oil painting by the renowned Dutch artist Vincent van Gogh, created in early November 1888 on a piece of burlap. This vibrant piece depicts workers laboring in a vineyard and holds a unique place in art history as the only painting van Gogh is known to have sold during his lifetime. It is widely regarded as one of his major works.

The painting made its debut at the annual exhibition of Les XX in Brussels in 1890. It was purchased by Anna Boch, an Impressionist painter and art collector, for 400 francs. Notably, Anna was the sister of Eugène Boch, another Impressionist painter and a close friend of van Gogh.

In 1909, the painting found a new owner, Ivan Morozov, and eventually became part of Sergei Shchukin's collection in Moscow. Following the Russian Revolution, the Bolsheviks nationalized the artwork. Today, "The Red Vineyards near Arles" is proudly displayed at the Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts in Moscow, where art enthusiasts from around the world can admire its beauty.