The Arlesienne (Madame Ginoux), St-Remy, 1890 (after Gauguin) - Vincent Van Gogh

This portrait of Madame Ginoux from the cafe in Aries was painted by Van Gogh directly from a drawing of Gauguin's that he admired. While at Aries Van Gogh said that he 'was powerless to paint the women of Aries as anything but poisonous', which was directed at Degas who had talked of 'saving myself up for the Arlesiennes'. It is likely that this remark referred to Van Gogh's wish that his house in Aries would house a community of artists who would come and paint the glories of Provence before moving on further south.