This scene depicts a public sale. The old tower in Nuenen, Brabant (NL), was being demolished. There was a public sale of scrap materials like woodwork, slates and old iron, including a cross. ‘I’ve finished a watercolour of it’, Vincent wrote to Theo. 🖼️ ‘Sale of Building Scrap’
Red pomegranates among the foliage, delicate wrought ironwork, & sweeping curves of woodwork ~ the Portone del Melograno (Pomegranate Door) in San Salvario district of Turin is in “Liberty” style, closely related to art nouveau (design: Pietro Fenoglio) culturalheritageonline.com/location-2047_…