Langlois Bridge at Arles
Series of paintings by Vincent van Gogh / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
The Langlois Bridge at Arles | |
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Artist | Vincent van Gogh |
Year | 1888 |
Medium | Oil on canvas |
Dimensions | 49.5 cm × 64.5 cm (19.5 in × 25.4 in) |
Location | Wallraf-Richartz Museum, Cologne, Germany (F570) |
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.