The Old Tower at Nuenen

Painted version The 12th-century church tower in Nuenen has fallen into such disrepair that it has to be demolished in June 1885. In the seventeen months prior to that, Van Gogh documents the tower in paintings, drawings and watercolours; 35 works in total. This work is one of the first painted versions. The demolition has yet to begin, the spire is still in place. Walled cemetery Van Gogh paints the tower under a heavily clouded sky.