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At the age of 35, Vincent van Gogh<\/a> <\/a>seemed drawn to the Langlois Bridge in Arles, France.\u00a0 During his stay in Arles in 1888, he completed four oil paintings, one watercolor, and four drawings of the bridge.<\/p>\n

The Langlois Bridge was a drawbridge that crossed over the Arles to Bouc canal.\u00a0 It was one of eleven draw bridges built by a Dutch engineer over the channel that ran from Arles to Port-du-Bouc.\u00a0 In the first half of the 19th century, new canals were built in southern France to expand the canal network leading to the Mediterranean Sea.<\/p>\n

Outside of Arles, the first bridge was officially named “Pont de R\u00e9ginelle” but was known instead by the bridge keeper\u2019s name, \u201cPont de Langlois\u201d.\u00a0 The original bridge was replaced by a reinforced concrete structure in 1930.\u00a0 Later that structure was destroyed by Germans in 1944.\u00a0 As tourists visited Arles and asked about the bridge, it was reconstructed and named \u201cPont Van Gogh\u201d.\u00a0 It is now owned by the Arles tourist board.<\/p>\n

When Van Gogh painted the bridge, he was clearly inspired by the Japanese techniques <\/a>that he admired.\u00a0 He employed clear simplified colors using contrasts such as yellow<\/a> and blue to create a vibrant statement.\u00a0 He emphasized linear patterns of the bridge against the sky.\u00a0 In a letter to his brother, Theo, on March 18, 1888, Van Gogh said,<\/p>\n

\u201cHaving promised to write, I want to begin by telling you that the country struck me as being as beautiful as Japan for the limpidity of the atmosphere and gay colour effects. The water makes patches of a beautiful emerald and a rich blue in the landscapes, such as we see in crepons [Japanese prints]. The pale orange setting sun making the land appear blue. Splendid yellow suns.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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