View of Paris from near Montmartre

Vincent van Gogh

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Work Overview

View of Paris from near Montmartre
Vincent van Gogh
Date: 1886; Paris, France *
Style: Post-Impressionism
Genre: panorama
Media: oil, canvas
Dimensions: 38.5 x 45.6 cm
Location: Private Collection


The Montmartre paintings are a group of works that Vincent van Gogh made in 1886 and 1887 of the Paris district of Montmartre while living there with his brother Theo. 
Although acquainted with Impressionism, he had not yet begun to integrate color and light into his work. This painting consists of dull brown and gray. Here van Gogh seemed most interested in the variations of colors found in the many houses within his view.