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Terrace and Observation Deck at the Moulin de Blute-Fin, Montmartre

A work made of oil on canvas, mounted on pressboard.
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  • A work made of oil on canvas, mounted on pressboard.

Date:

Early 1887

Artist:

Vincent van Gogh (Dutch, 1853–1890)

About this artwork

This painting dates from the winter of 1887, roughly a year after Vincent van Gogh arrived in Paris to join his brother, the art dealer Theo van Gogh. It is one of a group of landscapes featuring the Butte Montmartre, a short climb from the apartment on the rue Lepic where Vincent and Theo lived. Montmartre was dotted with reminders of its quickly receding rural past—abandoned quarries, kitchen gardens, and three surviving windmills, including the Moulin de Blute-Fin. The nonfunctional mill had become a tourist attraction, affording spectacular panoramic views over Paris from the observation tower erected beside it.

Status

On View, Gallery 241

Department

Painting and Sculpture of Europe

Artist

Vincent van Gogh

Title

Terrace and Observation Deck at the Moulin de Blute-Fin, Montmartre

Place

Paris (Object made in)

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Made 1887

Medium

Oil on canvas, mounted on pressboard

Dimensions

43.6 × 33 cm (17 1/8 × 13 in.); Framed: 61 × 50.8 × 7 cm (24 × 20 × 2 3/4 in.)

Credit Line

Helen Birch Bartlett Memorial Collection

Reference Number

1926.202

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