ArtWall Les Alyscamps F569 by Vincent Van Gogh Gallery Wrapped Canvas, 14 by 18-Inch

Les alyscamps (or 'l'allée des alyscamps') is a pair of paintings ("pendants") by dutch painter vincent van gogh. painted in 1888 in arles, france, it depicts autumnal scenes in the alyscamps, an ancient roman necropolis in arles which is lined with poplars and stone sarcophagi. van gogh also made another pair of paintings, falling autumn leaves and paul gauguin made his own version of les alycamps.following months of correspondence, paul gauguin joined van gogh in arles in october 1888. both were intent on depicting a "non-naturalist landscape". the paintings are of the first works that van gogh and gauguin painted following gauguin's arrival. van gogh and gauguin visited an ancient roman necropolis, "les alyscamps", which had been built by the romans outside city walls. over time the grounds were overtaken by factories and the railroad, leaving the allee des tombeaux, (the avenue of tombs), a lane of shady poplar trees that led to a romanesque chapel. the two artists painted some .