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Fishing in Spring, the Pont de Clichy (Asnières)

Painting in short strokes of pale blue, green, white, yellow, and pink, of a fisherman in one of two small boats on a river, a tree-lined bank and a bridge in the background.
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  • Painting in short strokes of pale blue, green, white, yellow, and pink, of a fisherman in one of two small boats on a river, a tree-lined bank and a bridge in the background.

Date:

1887

Artist:

Vincent van Gogh (Dutch, 1853–1890)

About this artwork

The setting of this work is the river Seine at the Clichy Bridge near Asnières, a suburb north of Paris where Vincent van Gogh painted on several occasions with his friend and fellow artist Paul Signac. Van Gogh was inspired by Signac and Georges Seurat, both of whose work is on view nearby. Their technique, called divisionism, used science-based theories of color, which they applied in individual strokes to maximize luminosity. Although Van Gogh was only in Paris working among these artists for about two years, their influence can be seen here in his use of small brushstrokes of pure, brilliant color that combine to create the effect of light reflecting off the various surfaces represented in the composition.

Status

On View, Gallery 241

Department

Painting and Sculpture of Europe

Artist

Vincent van Gogh

Title

Fishing in Spring, the Pont de Clichy (Asnières)

Place

Netherlands (Artist's nationality:)

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1887

Medium

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

50.5 × 60 cm (19 7/8 × 23 5/8 in.); Framed: 71.2 × 78.5 × 4.8 cm (28 × 30 7/8 × 1 7/8 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Charles Deering McCormick, Brooks McCormick, and Roger McCormick

Reference Number

1965.1169

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