View of Saintes-Maries Vincent van Gogh Date: 1888; Saintes-maries-de-la-mer, France * Style: Post-Impressionism Genre: cityscape Media: oil, canvas Dimensions: 64 x 53 cm Location: Kröller-Müller Museum, Otterlo, Netherlands
In the painting View of Saintes-Maries (F416) Van Gogh painted rows of what is likely lavender from the foreground to the town of Saintes-Maries in the center of the frame, thereby drawing the viewer into the painting. A wall encloses the town in which a large church becomes the focal point. The painting takes upon a three-dimensional appearance, starting with relief-like layers of blue paint in the sky. Finer brushstrokes were used on the field and town buildings.
The Philadelphia Museum of Art owns a drawing that Van Gogh made titled The Road at Saintes-Maries. It is also known as Cottages in Saintes-Maries (F1436).
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