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The painting in the image is Houses at Auvers by the Dutch Post-Impressionist artist Vincent van Gogh. He created this oil painting in May or early June 1890, during his final months living in the village of Auvers-sur-Oise, France.
Key Information
Artist: Vincent van Gogh (1853–1890)
Date: 1890
Medium: Oil on canvas
Location: The Toledo Museum of Art in Ohio, USA, and the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, USA, each hold a similar painting with this name. The painting in your image appears to be the vertical version held by the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
Style: Post-Impressionism
About the Artwork
Van Gogh moved to Auvers-sur-Oise in May 1890, seeking a calming environment after leaving an asylum in Saint-Rémy. The village's picturesque, old thatched-roof cottages reminded him of his native region in the Netherlands, and he was eager to paint them.
This painting is characterized by:
Brushwork: Vigorous and varied brushstrokes are used to create texture, such as horizontal strokes for the tiled roof and downward strokes for the thatched roof. The surrounding vegetation features his typical curvilinear, animated forms.
Color: The composition uses a vibrant palette of blues, greens, and yellows, with a contrasting red roof, which was a departure from the darker tones of his earlier Dutch works.
Subject Matter: The view depicts homes that still exist along the Rue de Gré in the hamlet of Chaponval. Van Gogh was intrigued by the juxtaposition of the older thatched cottages and the newer, middle-class villas, a contrast that some art historians interpret as reflecting different phases of his artistic career.
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The painting in the image is Houses at Auvers by the Dutch Post-Impressionist artist Vincent van Gogh. He created this oil painting in May or early June 1890, during his final months living in the village of Auvers-sur-Oise, France.
Key Information
Artist: Vincent van Gogh (1853–1890)
Date: 1890
Medium: Oil on canvas
Location: The Toledo Museum of Art in Ohio, USA, and the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, USA, each hold a similar painting with this name. The painting in your image appears to be the vertical version held by the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
Style: Post-Impressionism
About the Artwork
Van Gogh moved to Auvers-sur-Oise in May 1890, seeking a calming environment after leaving an asylum in Saint-Rémy. The village's picturesque, old thatched-roof cottages reminded him of his native region in the Netherlands, and he was eager to paint them.
This painting is characterized by:
Brushwork: Vigorous and varied brushstrokes are used to create texture, such as horizontal strokes for the tiled roof and downward strokes for the thatched roof. The surrounding vegetation features his typical curvilinear, animated forms.
Color: The composition uses a vibrant palette of blues, greens, and yellows, with a contrasting red roof, which was a departure from the darker tones of his earlier Dutch works.
Subject Matter: The view depicts homes that still exist along the Rue de Gré in the hamlet of Chaponval. Van Gogh was intrigued by the juxtaposition of the older thatched cottages and the newer, middle-class villas, a contrast that some art historians interpret as reflecting different phases of his artistic career.
