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Magnet van Gogh - The Siesta (after Millet)

Magnet van Gogh - The Siesta (after Millet)

Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890)
The Siesta (after Millet), December 1889-January 1890 - Oil on canvas. H. 73; W. 91 cm; musée d'Orsay

The siesta was painted while Van Gogh was interned in a mental asylum in Saint-Rémy de Provence. The composition is taken from a drawing by Millet for Four Moments in the ...
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Characteristics

Dimensions :
5,4 x 7,9 cm
Museum :
Musée d'Orsay
Theme :
Country and outdoor scenes
Maintenance :
Store in a dry place
Artist :
Vincent Van Gogh (1853-1890)
Art movement :
Post-Impressionism
EAN :
3336728227823
Material :
Metal alloys
Reference :
IS200073

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Original work kept at :
Paris, musée d'Orsay

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The artist

Vincent Van Gogh (1853-1890)

An unrecognized and misunderstood artist during his lifetime, Van Gogh was one of the great painters of the 19th century. Son of a Protestant pastor, he hesitated for a while between artistic and religious vocation, to finally devote himself to painting. Van Gogh frequented the world of impressionist painters and refined his research on colour; his palette became lighter and more diversified. To perfect his work, he moved to Arles in February 1888. Dazzled by the light of the South, Van Gogh made colour the very object of his work. He seeks the highest possible intensity of both tones and chromatic ratios. On July 27, 1890, the painter ended his life at the age of 37. In eight years, he has produced nearly 900 paintings and a thousand drawings.