Street in Auvers-sur-Oise

1890

Not on view

Returned to lender

This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.

Upon his arrival in Auvers-sur-Oise, a small town northwest of Paris, in May 1890, Van Gogh composed a letter to his brother and sister-in-law: "Auvers is really beautiful—among other things many old thatched roofs, which are becoming rare. . . . It’s the heart of the countryside, distinctive and picturesque." The passages of unpainted canvas in the sky suggest that the artist was unable to finish this painting before he took his own life in late July 1890. In spring 1891, the work was included in the Salon des Indépendants in Paris, listed with the title Village (Dernière esquisse). Esquisse, French for "sketch," indicates that the work was recognized at the time as either unfinished or as a preparatory stage for a final picture that was never realized.

Artwork Details

Overview

Exhibition History

Title: Street in Auvers-sur-Oise
Artist: Vincent van Gogh (Dutch, Zundert 1853–1890 Auvers-sur-Oise)
Date: 1890
Geography: Country of Origin France
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 28 15/16 × 36 7/16 in. (73.5 × 92.5 cm)
Framed: 37 5/8 in. × 45 1/16 in. × 3 15/16 in. (95.5 × 114.5 × 10 cm)
Classification: Paintings
Credit Line: Ateneum Art Museum, Finnish National Gallery, Helsinki, Collection Antell
Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art