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A Guinguette
Vincent van Gogh, February-March 1887

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A Guinguette

Vincent van Gogh (1853 - 1890), Paris, February-March 1887

pencil, pen and brush and ink, chalk, on paper, 38.7 cm x 52.5 cm
Credits (obliged to state): Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam (Vincent van Gogh Foundation)


This drawing is remarkably loose and spontaneous. It is easy to imagine Van Gogh sitting in the corner of an outdoor café in Paris, sketching the benches, the gnarled trees and the customers.

The somewhat gloomy atmosphere of the work comes from the brownish-yellow discolouration of the paper. At the edges, you can see that the paper was originally blue-grey. It must once have had a fresher appearance. Van Gogh made this drawing in pencil, pen and brush and ink. He used white chalk to add a few light accents in the sky.

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F-number
F1407
JH-number
JH1034
Object number
d0351V1962
Credits (obliged to state)
Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam (Vincent van Gogh Foundation)
Dimensions
38.7 cm x 52.5 cm