Houses in Auvers 2
Date: 1890 ; Auvers-sur-Oise , France in terms of modern geography
Art Form: Painting
Dimensions: 75.6 X 61.9 cm (29.76 X 24.37 in)
In May 1890, van Gogh moved from the south of France to Auvers, northwest of Paris, painting many of his finest pictures there in a feverish spurt of activity before his suicide in July. Houses at Auvers shows the landscape of early summer. The view from above creates a flattened tapestry of shapes in which the tiled and thatched roofs of the houses form a mesmerizing patchwork of color.
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