Arles · 1888–1889

Fishing Boats on the Beach at Saintes-Maries

Barques de pêche aux Saintes-Maries · 圣玛丽海滩上的渔船

Painted on a day trip to the Mediterranean, the first time Vincent saw that coast and its particular blue.

Year

1888

Medium

Oil on canvas

Period

Arles (1888–1889)

Collection

Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam

Palette

blue, sand, red

Reference articles · 10

Ten angles on one painting: what it shows, how it was painted, what Vincent wrote, where it hangs, how it survives printing, and what to hang it next to.

• About the work Fishing Boats on the Beach at Saintes-Maries — About the work 2 min
• The story behind it Fishing Boats on the Beach at Saintes-Maries — The story behind it 2 min
• Brushwork and colour Fishing Boats on the Beach at Saintes-Maries — Brushwork and colour 2 min
• What Vincent wrote Fishing Boats on the Beach at Saintes-Maries — What Vincent wrote 2 min
• Where to see it Fishing Boats on the Beach at Saintes-Maries — Where to see it 2 min
• How it survives reproduction Fishing Boats on the Beach at Saintes-Maries — How it survives reproduction 2 min
• Which products suit it Fishing Boats on the Beach at Saintes-Maries — Which products suit it 2 min
• Hanging and styling Fishing Boats on the Beach at Saintes-Maries — Hanging and styling 2 min
• How to read it Fishing Boats on the Beach at Saintes-Maries — How to read it 2 min
• Compared with his other work Fishing Boats on the Beach at Saintes-Maries — Compared with his other work 2 min