Autumn Landscape

Monticelli's greatest claim to fame may be his profound influence on Vincent van Gogh. The artist's paintings, including many flower pieces, were shown at the Paris Gallery where Van Gogh's brother Theo worked, making it possible for Vincent to study and acquire some of these works by Monticelli. These canvases were saturated with color and paint, applied with a vigorous brushstroke and palette knife. Indeed, Monticelli's passion for copious amounts of paint was often the subject of ridicule by critics and dealers. Some thought he was influenced by Van Gogh, but in fact it was Van Gogh who set the record straight, declaring his indebtedness to this artist from Marseilles.