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"Les Vessenots" in Auvers

Vincent van Gogh1890

Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza

Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza
Madrid, Spain

This landscape of 'Les Vessenots,' on the outskirts of Auvers, shows a group of old country cottages placed just below a raised horizon; further down, wheat fields stretch to the bottom of the canvas, broken only by a few swaying trees. The narrow colour range—mainly bright greens and yellows—and the nervous, agitated brushstrokes following a repetitive, undulating rhythm, are characteristic of the artist's work in his final period.

Van Gogh painted a large number of landscapes in the weeks before his death, always working outdoors. By that time, he was prey to all manner of conflicting moods: the vast expanses of fertile cropland gave him a sense of freedom, but at the same time intensified the feeling of melancholy and loneliness which would eventually lead to his suicide.

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  • Title: "Les Vessenots" in Auvers
  • Creator: Vincent van Gogh
  • Creator Death Place: Auvers-sur-Oise, France
  • Creator Birth Place: Zundert, Netherlands
  • Date Created: 1890
  • Location: Madrid, Spain
  • Style: 19th Century European Painting Impressionism and Post-Impressionism
  • Physical Dimensions: 55 x 65 cm
  • Type: Painting
  • External Link: Work details on the museum's website
  • Medium: Oil on canvas
Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza

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