Guillaumin visited his mother’s family in south‑central France in the summer of 1889, when he painted this vibrant view of a rocky ravine with a bridge. Guillaumin was friendly with Van Gogh, who wrote to his brother Theo in October that year: “Guillaumin was in Auvergne this summer, from where he brought back some good canvases. He doesn’t search for much that’s new in the coloration. He’s content with what he’s found, and one always finds his same pink, orange and violet blue patches again, but his touch is vigorous and his view of nature is quite broad.”

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