Vincent van Gogh, 'Farms near Auvers', 1890
About the work
Overview
Van Gogh loved the ‘mossy thatched roofs’ which he saw near his last home at Auvers, close to Paris. A row of dilapidated farm buildings dominates this picture, made a month before the artist’s death.
Their shapes are mimicked by the fields and hills behind. The hasty brushwork and blank sky suggest that the painting is unfinished.
Key facts
Details
- Full title
- Farms near Auvers
- Artist
- Vincent van Gogh
- Artist dates
- 1853 - 1890
- Date made
- 1890
- Medium and support
- Oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 50.2 × 100.3 cm
- Acquisition credit
- On loan from Tate: Bequeathed by C. Frank Stoop 1933
- Inventory number
- L711
- Location
- Room 43
- Image copyright
- On loan from Tate: Bequeathed by C. Frank Stoop 1933, © 2000 Tate
- Collection
- Main Collection
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