Vincent van Gogh wanted to explore nature. He was not actually a landscape
painter; he wanted to depict human figures. Vincent strongly believed that
staying in nature was good for him and his development as an artist. His great-
est role models in this were the artists from Barbizon in France.
Vincent never travelled far enough east to reach 't Zwarte Meer. But his love for the nature in Drenthe can be read in all his letters and works. You can enjoy the
beautiful…
Vincent van Gogh wanted to explore nature. He was not actually a landscape
painter; he wanted to depict human figures. Vincent strongly believed that
staying in nature was good for him and his development as an artist. His great-
est role models in this were the artists from Barbizon in France.
Vincent never travelled far enough east to reach 't Zwarte Meer. But his love for the nature in Drenthe can be read in all his letters and works. You can enjoy the
beautiful nature as a hiker here at this location. From here we walk through the fields and forests back to the canals of the peat area.
