At the age of 35, Vincent van Gogh seemed drawn to the Langlois Bridge in Arles, France. During his stay in Arles in 1888, he completed four oil paintings, one watercolor, and four drawings of the bridge. The Langlois Bridge was a drawbridge that crossed over the Arles to Bouc canal. It was one of…
Impasto is a painting term that refers to the use of thickly textured, undiluted, paint that appears almost three-dimensional on the canvas. When an artist uses the impasto technique they usually leave visible brush strokes on the finished painting. They apply the undiluted color to the canvas, frequently with a palette knife, and mix colors…
Nuenen is a small town in the North Brabant district of the Netherlands where Vincent van Gogh lived from 1883-1885. In 1882, Van Gogh’s father became a pastor in Nuenen, and the family lived in the vicarage, the residence provided by the church, also known as a parsonage or rectory. In early December of 1883,…
