place

Langlois Bridge at Arles

1888 paintingsBridges in artCollections of the Wallraf–Richartz MuseumCommons category link is locally definedPaintings of Arles by Vincent van Gogh
Rivers in artSeries of paintings by Vincent van Gogh
Vincent Van Gogh 0014
Vincent Van Gogh 0014

The Langlois Bridge at Arles is the subject of four oil paintings, one watercolor and four drawings by Vincent van Gogh. The works, made in 1888 when van Gogh lived in Arles, in southern France, represent a melding of formal and creative aspects. Van Gogh used a perspective frame that he built and used in The Hague to create precise lines and angles when portraying perspective. Van Gogh was influenced by Japanese woodcut prints, as evidenced by his simplified use of color to create a harmonious and unified image. Contrasting colors, such as blue and yellow, were used to bring a vibrancy to the works. He painted with an impasto, or thickly applied paint, using color to depict the reflection of light. The subject matter, a drawbridge on a canal, reminded him of his homeland in the Netherlands. He asked his brother Theo to frame and send one of the paintings to an art dealer in the Netherlands. The reconstructed Langlois Bridge is now named Pont Van-Gogh.

Excerpt from the Wikipedia article Langlois Bridge at Arles (License: CC BY-SA 3.0, Authors, Images).

Langlois Bridge at Arles
Rue Gaspard Monge, Arles

Geographical coordinates (GPS) Address Nearby Places
placeShow on map

Wikipedia: Langlois Bridge at ArlesContinue reading on Wikipedia

Geographical coordinates (GPS)

Latitude Longitude
N 43.656947 ° E 4.621028 °
placeShow on map

Address

Pont Van-Gogh

Rue Gaspard Monge
13200 Arles
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
mapOpen on Google Maps

Vincent Van Gogh 0014
Vincent Van Gogh 0014
Share experience

Nearby Places