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Vincent van Gogh painted at least 18 paintings of olive trees mostly in Saint-Rémy in 1889. At his own request he lived at an asylum there from May 1889 through May 1890 painting the gardens of the asylum and when he had permission to venture outside its walls nearby olive trees cypresses and wheat fields.One painting Olive Trees in a Mountainous Landscape was a complement to The Starry Night.The olive tree paintings had special significance for Van Gogh.
