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DiaporamaLes bateaux amarrés (Quay with Men Unloading Sand Barges)
Van Gogh painted this oil study in the supper of 1888 in Arles. In a letter to his brother Theo, he described the motif, which he had previously captured in a drawing: »At the moment I am working on a study […] boats, seen from a quay, from above. The two boats are purplish pink, the water is very green, no sky, a tricolor flag on the mast. A workman with a wheelbarrow is unloading sand. I have a drawing of it too.« Specifically, the scene is situated on the landing-place on the left bank of the Rhone, not far from the Place Lamartine, just a few steps away from van Gogh
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About this artwork
- Title: Les bateaux amarrés (Quay with Men Unloading Sand Barges)
- Artist: vincent willem van gogh
- Format: Landscape
- Copyright status: Public domain
- Where to see it: Museum Folkwang
- Movement: Impressionistic Study
- Corpus context: rural labor , study composition
- Purpose: Accent
- Color hue: Blue-Violet to Rose
- Perceived brightness: bright
Quick Facts
- Notable elements or techniques: Bold brushstrokes, vibrant colors
- Artist: Vincent Willem van Gogh
- Medium: Oil on canvas
- Year: 1888
- Location: Private Collection
- Title: Les bateaux amarrés
- Artistic style: Expressionist
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