Landscape by Vincent Van Gogh (December, 1889)
(Reproduction copy from Mas de la Dame)
Archive for the Les Baux de Provence Category
Le Mas de la Dame: Farmhouse Vaults
Posted in France, Les Baux de Provence on August 22, 2009 by DHH
Le Mas de la Dame: The Olivepress 1809
Posted in France, Les Baux de Provence on August 22, 2009 by DHH
The farmhouse still has the original olivepress of 1809.
Le Mas de la Dame: The Farmhouse
Posted in France, Les Baux de Provence on August 22, 2009 by DHH
The painting by Vincent Van Gogh of Le Mas de la Dame, owned by a Frenchman, was stolen while on loan for an exhibit in New York in 1989.
You will notice the background of the farmhouse is the view of the Alpilles mountains on the opposite side of the property. Van Gogh may have painted the farmhouse with a different background, showing the more picturesque Alpilles which was facing it.
Le Mas de la Dame: Les Alpilles
Posted in France, Les Baux de Provence on August 22, 2009 by DHH
Les Alpilles mountain range as viewed from the estate of the Mas de la Dame, across from the farmhouse.
Le Mas de la Dame: The Vineyard
Posted in France, Les Baux de Provence on August 22, 2009 by DHH
Le Mas de la Dame, established by Auguste Faye, is an estate which covers 740 acres, of which 140 acres is planted with vineyards and 70 acres with olive groves.
Laying at the feet of the legendary village of Les Baux de Provence on the southern flanks of the sheltering Alpilles mountain ridge, the vines benefit from a unique terroir and a quite specific microclimate. — Mas de la Dame
Le Mas de la Dame
Chemin Départemental 5
13520 Les Baux de Provence
Phone : 04.90.54.32.24
Fax : 04.90.54.40.67
Email : masdeladame@masdeladame.com
Days/Hours of Operation:
Cellar: Mon-Fri 8am-6pm
Sat/Sun 9am-7pm
Wine & Olive Oil Tastings:
7 days a week 8:30am – 6:30pm
(closed Christmas Day and New Year’s Day)
Le Mas de la Dame: The Olive Trees
Posted in France, Les Baux de Provence on August 22, 2009 by DHH
Olive Trees with the Alpilles in the Background by Vincent Van Gogh
(June, 1889)
From the olive groves at the Mas de la Dame is a view of the fortress castle of Les Baux de Provence. Van Gogh may have painted his olive trees series at the Mas de la Dame.
Le Mas de la Dame: Origin of the Name
Posted in France, Les Baux de Provence on August 22, 2009 by DHH
The French Resistance to the German occupation of France during World War II began in the Alpilles (Wikipedia). According to a descendant of the family of Auguste Faye, many of the French men were off to war and the women of the area lived together at the farmhouse of the Mas de la Dame, and hence its name.
