The Town Hall at Auvers is a painting by Vincent van Gogh, executed mid-July 1890. It is based on the view Van Gogh had when he stepped out on the street from the Auberge Ravoux, where he stayed.
| The Town Hall at Auvers | |
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| Artist | Vincent van Gogh |
| Year | 1890 |
| Catalogue | F790 |
| Medium | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 53 cm × 103 cm (21 in × 41 in) |
| Location | Private collection |
Along with other canvases from his short period in Auvers-sur-Oise, such as The Church at Auvers and paintings of houses with thatched roofs, this painting seems reminiscent of scenes from the northern landscapes of Van Gogh's childhood and youth.[1]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Lubin, Albert J. (1972). Stranger on the Earth: A Psychological Biography of Vincent van Gogh. New York: Holt, Rinehart, and Winston. p. 230. ISBN 0-03-091352-7.
External links edit
- Van Gogh, paintings and drawings: a special loan exhibition, a fully digitized exhibition catalog from The Metropolitan Museum of Art Libraries, which contains material on this painting (see index)
Media related to The town hall in Auvers on 14 July 1890 at Wikimedia Commons
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