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Street in Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer

ca. July 15, 1888
Not on view
In the summer of 1888, Van Gogh, who was then living in Arles, made a trip to the small Mediterranean fishing village of Saintes-Maries de la Mer, where he made a painted view of this street with its thatched roofs and smoking chimneys. This drawing was one of fifteen that were sent, in the month of July alone, to Van Gogh's friend, the artist Émile Bernard, in Brittany, to keep Bernard up to date on the work he was doing. In these vibrant drawings, Van Gogh captured the essence of the paintings while creating the compositions anew in a different medium.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Street in Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer
  • Artist: Vincent van Gogh (Dutch, Zundert 1853–1890 Auvers-sur-Oise)
  • Date: ca. July 15, 1888
  • Medium: Reed pen, quill, and brown ink over graphite on wove paper (laid down on wove paper; tack holes in all corners); later additions (by a restorer?) in black chalk, lower and upper right
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 9 9/16 x 12 1/2 in. (24.3 x 31.7 cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: Bequest of Abby Aldrich Rockefeller, 1948
  • Object Number: 48.190.1
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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