The Hague & Nuenen · 1881–1885

The Sea at Scheveningen

La Mer à Scheveningen · 斯海弗宁恩的海

Painted on the beach in a storm, with sand actually stuck in the paint — the only surviving seascape from The Hague.

Year

1882

Medium

Oil on canvas

Period

The Hague & Nuenen (1881–1885)

Collection

Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam

Palette

grey-green, sand, white

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 The Sea at Scheveningen — About the work 2 min
• The story behind it The Sea at Scheveningen — The story behind it 2 min
• Brushwork and colour The Sea at Scheveningen — Brushwork and colour 2 min
• What Vincent wrote The Sea at Scheveningen — What Vincent wrote 2 min
• Where to see it The Sea at Scheveningen — Where to see it 2 min
• How it survives reproduction The Sea at Scheveningen — How it survives reproduction 2 min
• Which products suit it The Sea at Scheveningen — Which products suit it 2 min
• Hanging and styling The Sea at Scheveningen — Hanging and styling 2 min
• How to read it The Sea at Scheveningen — How to read it 2 min
• Compared with his other work The Sea at Scheveningen — Compared with his other work 2 min