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Fishing Boats on the Beach at Saintes-Maries Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890)

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Vincent Van Gogh’s painting, painted by him in 1888, is now on display in the Amsterdam museum named after the author himself. He depicts all the subjects in a manner uncharacteristic of him, lacking the usual thick strokes that we are accustomed to observe faithfully in Van Gogh’s works. The canvas before our eyes is done differently, it is full of lightness and weightlessness, every detail is painted in great detail.

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Vincent Van Gogh’s painting, painted by him in 1888, is now on display in the Amsterdam museum named after the author himself. He depicts all the subjects in a manner uncharacteristic of him, lacking the usual thick strokes that we are accustomed to observe faithfully in Van Gogh’s works.

The canvas before our eyes is done differently, it is full of lightness and weightlessness, every detail is painted in great detail. Only the sand in the foreground and the sea waves on the right could slightly suggest the author’s style. But the overall feel is strikingly different from most of his work. He depicts a quiet pier with boats in the foreground. Every detail is described accurately and in detail.

For the design of the canvas the author has chosen very bright and colorful tones. The painting dazzles with the many colors of the boats on the background of brownish-golden sand and bluish, transparent waves. The bright sky is strewn with numerous snow-white, puffy clouds, and it seems that a strong wind is about to overtake the pier.

The nearby ships are painted quite graphically and brightly. The keel, masts and hull have detailed contours. At the very center at the bottom of the painting you can see a small golden chest gleaming in the bright morning sun. Another yellow chest is in the sand, a little to the left.

The waves keep coming in and seem to grab the nearby boats and carry them out to sea. Somehow there is a sense of liveliness of nature and the very wooden structures created by man.

Although there are no people here, the beach looks absolutely lonely and abandoned, but, at the same time, there is an atmosphere of meaningfulness and independence of all elements. The boats seem to decide for themselves when they set out on a journey full of danger and adventure through the waves of the sea. In the meantime, they are frozen, waiting for a favorable wind.

Sailing Boat on the Seine at Asnières

Vincent van Gogh (1853 - 1890), Paris, April-September 1887

pencil, chalk, on paper, 53.8 cm x 39.5 cm

Credits (obliged to state): Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam (Vincent van Gogh Foundation)

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Exhibitions.

Amsterdam, Van Gogh Museum, Van Gogh aan de Seine , 13 October 2023-14 January 2024

Chicago, Art Institute of Chicago, Van Gogh and the Avant-Garde. The Modern Landscape , 14 May-4 September 2023

Hamburg, Hamburger Kunsthalle, Vincent van Gogh. Die Pariser Zeichnungen , 22 March-16 June 2002

Amsterdam, Van Gogh Museum, Vincent van Gogh tekeningen. Antwerpen & Parijs, 1885-1888 , 28 September 2001-6 January 2002, no. 312

Oslo, Munch Museet, Vincent van Gogh , 5 April-15 June 1976, no. 60

Stockholm, Kulturhuset, Vincent van Gogh , 10 February-28 March 1976, no. 60

Malmö, Malmö Konsthall, Vincent van Gogh. 100 teckningar och akvareller. 100 drawings and water colours , 6 June-10 August 1975, no. 60

Paris, Orangerie des Tuileries, Vincent van Gogh. Collection du Musée National Vincent van Gogh à Amsterdam , 21 December 1971-10 April 1972, no. 164

London, Hayward Gallery, Vincent van Gogh. Paintings and Drawings of the Vincent van Gogh Foundation Amsterdam , 23 October 1968-12 January 1969, no. 81

Ottawa, National Gallery of Canada, Vincent van Gogh. Drawings, Watercolors , 14 March-15 April 1968, no. 38

Luik, Musée des Beaux-Arts (Liège), Vincent van Gogh. Dessins, aquarelles , 3 March-30 September 1968, no. 38

Toledo (Ohio), Toledo Museum of Art, Vincent van Gogh. Drawings, Watercolors , 20 January-3 March 1968, no. 38

Philadelphia (Pennsylvania), Philadelphia Museum of Art, Vincent van Gogh. Drawings, Watercolors , 17 November-31 December 1967, no. 38

Dallas, Dallas Museum of Art, Vincent van Gogh. Drawings, Watercolors , 6 October-4 November 1967, no. 38

Zurich, Kunsthaus Zürich, Vincent van Gogh. Dessins, aquarelles , 5 April-4 June 1967, no. 41

Lille, Palais des Beaux-Arts (Lille), Vincent van Gogh. Dessins, aquarelles , 14 January-13 March 1967, no. 41

Albi, Musée Toulouse-Lautrec, Vincent van Gogh. Dessinateur , 27 May-31 August 1966, no. 39

Paris, Institut Néerlandais, Vincent van Gogh. Dessinateur , 28 January-20 March 1966, no. 39

Ghent, Museum voor Schone Kunsten (Gent), Vincent van Gogh. Schilderijen, aquarellen, tekeningen , 19 February-28 March 1965, no. 59

Charleroi, Palais des Beaux-Arts (Charleroi), Vincent van Gogh. Schilderijen, aquarellen, tekeningen , 9 January-9 February 1965, no. 59

New York, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Vincent van Gogh. Paintings, Watercolors and Drawings , 2 April-28 June 1964, no. 92

Washington, Washington Gallery of Modern Art, Vincent van Gogh. Paintings, Watercolors and Drawings , 2 February-19 March 1964, no. 92

Humlebaek, Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Vincent van Gogh. Malerier og tegninger , 24 October-15 December 1963, no. 92

Kansas City, William Rockhill Nelson Gallery of Art and Mary Atkins Museum of Fine Arts, Vincent van Gogh. Paintings, Watercolors and Drawings , 7 February-26 March 1963, no. 115

Detroit, Detroit Institute of Arts, Vincent van Gogh. Paintings, Watercolors and Drawings , 11 December 1962-29 January 1963, no. 115

Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania), Carnegie Institute, Vincent van Gogh. Paintings, Watercolors and Drawings , 18 October-4 November 1962, no. 115

Boston, Museum of Fine Arts (Boston), Vincent van Gogh. Paintings, Watercolors and Drawings , 22 March-29 April 1962, no. 115

Buffalo (New York), Albright Art Gallery, Vincent van Gogh. Paintings, Watercolors and Drawings , 30 January-11 March 1962, no. 115

Cleveland, Cleveland Museum of Art, Vincent van Gogh. Paintings, Watercolors and Drawings , 5 December 1961-14 January 1962, no. 115

Baltimore, Baltimore Museum of Art, Vincent van Gogh. Paintings, Watercolors and Drawings , 18 October-26 November 1961, no. 115

Toronto, The Art Gallery of Toronto, Vincent van Gogh. Paintings-Drawings / Tableaux-Dessins , 10 February-12 March 1961, no. 120

Winnipeg, Winnipeg Art Gallery, Vincent van Gogh. Paintings-Drawings / Tableaux-Dessins , 29 December 1960-31 January 1961, no. 120

Ottawa, National Gallery of Canada, Vincent van Gogh. Paintings-Drawings / Tableaux-Dessins , 17 November-18 December 1960, no. 120

Montréal, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Vincent van Gogh. Paintings-Drawings / Tableaux-Dessins , 6 October-6 November 1960, no. 120

Enschede, Rijksmuseum Twenthe, Vincent van Gogh. Tekeningen , 6 February-20 March 1960, no. 36

Utrecht, Centraal Museum, Vincent van Gogh schilderijen en tekeningen, verzameling Ir. V.W. van Gogh , 18 December 1959-1 February 1960, no. 77

Seattle, Seattle Art Museum, Vincent van Gogh. Paintings and Drawings , 7 March-19 April 1959, no. 120

Portland (Oregon), Portland Art Museum (Oregon), Vincent van Gogh. Paintings and Drawings , 28 January-1 March 1959, no. 120

Los Angeles, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Vincent van Gogh. Paintings and Drawings , 10 December 1958-18 January 1959, no. 120

San Francisco, M.H. de Young Memorial Museum, Vincent van Gogh. Paintings and Drawings , 6 October-30 November 1958, no. 120

Gothenburg, Göteborgs Konsthallen, Vincent van Gogh. Akvareller, teckningar, oljestudier, brev , 15-30 March 1958

Sandviken, Konsthallen, Vincent van Gogh. Akvareller, teckningar, oljestudier, brev , 27 February-11 March 1958

Östersund, Konstmuseet, Vincent van Gogh. Akvareller, teckningar, oljestudier, brev , 8-23 February 1958

Umeå, Länsmuseet, Vincent van Gogh. Akvareller, teckningar, oljestudier, brev , 18 January-2 February 1958

Kiruna, Norrmalmsskolan, Vincent van Gogh. Akvareller, teckningar, oljestudier, brev , 29 December 1957-13 January 1958

Luleå, Shopping, Vincent van Gogh. Akvareller, teckningar, oljestudier, brev , 4-19 December 1957

Stockholm, Nationalmuseum (Stockholm), Vincent van Gogh. Akvareller, teckningar, oljestudier, brev , 5 October-22 November 1957, no. 57

Marseille, Musée Cantini, Vincent van Gogh , 12 March-28 April 1957, no. 40

Breda, Cultureel Centrum De Beyerd, Vincent van Gogh , 2-24 February 1957, no. 46

Newcastle upon Tyne, Laing Art Gallery, Vincent van Gogh. Paintings & Drawings, Mainly from the Collection of Ir. V.W. van Gogh , 11 February-24 March 1956, no. 103

Manchester (England), Manchester City Art Gallery, Vincent van Gogh. Paintings & Drawings, Mainly from the Collection of Ir. V.W. van Gogh , 17 December 1955-4 February 1956, no. 103

Liverpool, Walker Art Gallery, Vincent van Gogh. Paintings & Drawings, Mainly from the Collection of Ir. V.W. van Gogh , 29 October-10 December 1955, no. 103

Amsterdam, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, Vincent van Gogh , 24 June-September 1955, no. 134

Antwerp, Zaal Comité voor Artistieke Werking, Vincent van Gogh , 7 May-19 June 1955, no. 235

Bern, Kunstmuseum (Bern), Vincent van Gogh , 27 November 1954-30 January 1955, no. 133

Toledo (Ohio), Toledo Museum of Art, Vincent van Gogh 1853-1890 , 7 March-30 April 1954, no. 88

Philadelphia (Pennsylvania), Philadelphia Museum of Art, Vincent van Gogh 1853-1890 , 2 January-28 February 1954, no. 88

Saint Louis, City Art Museum of Saint Louis, Vincent van Gogh 1853-1890 , 17 October-13 December 1953, no. 88

Amsterdam, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, Eeuwfeest Vincent van Gogh , 23 July-20 September 1953, no. 96

Otterlo, Kröller-Müller Museum, Eeuwfeest Vincent van Gogh , 24 May-19 July 1953, no. 96

The Hague, Gemeentemuseum Den Haag, Vincent van Gogh , 30 March-17 May 1953, no. 58

Zurich, Kunsthaus Zürich, Van Gogh. Zeichnungen und Aquarelle aus der Vincent van Gogh-Stiftung im Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam , 24 January-1 March 1953, no. 69

The Hague, Gemeentemuseum Den Haag, Vincent van Gogh. Collectie ir. V.W. van Gogh , 12 October 1948-10 January 1949, no. 243

Luxembourg, Musée de l'état, La peinture Hollandaise. Les impressionnistes , 3-25 April 1948, no. 26

Amersfoort, Kunstzaal d'Oude Lanteern, Vincent van Gogh tekeningen , 31 January-22 February 1948

Paris, Galerie Dru, Aquarelles, dessins et pastels de Van Gogh (1853-1890) , 23 June-12 July 1928, no. 52

Hannover, Kestner-Gesellschaft, Van Gogh. Ausstellung 100 Aquarelle, Zeichnungen und einige Gemälde , 3-28 April 1928, no. 52

Vienna, Neue Galerie, Vincent van Gogh. Aquarelle und Handzeichnungen , 20 February-25 March 1928, no. 52

Berlin, Galerie Otto Wacker, Vincent van Gogh. Erste grosse Ausstellung seiner Zeichnungen und Aquarelle , 6 December 1927-31 January 1928, no. 52

Amsterdam, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, Tentoonstelling van teekeningen door Vincent van Gogh in het Stedelijk Museum , 22 December 1914-19 January 1915, no. 161

Hammacher, A.M., peinture Hollandaise : les impressionnistes , 1948, p. 11

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One of the first pointers to befriend Van Gogh in Paris was the amiable Camille Pissarro , whose son Lucien also become friendly with the difficult artist. Pissarro, who was one of the founding Impressionists, was nonetheless very progressive in his approach to art, and had absorbed the theories of Georges Seurat and Signac, both of whom Van Gogh came to admire greatly.

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