Street in Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer

Vincent van Gogh

ca. July 15, 1888 · Reed pen, quill, and brown ink over black chalk on wove paper (backed with wove paper) · Drawings and Prints

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.

Artist

Vincent van Gogh

Date

ca. July 15, 1888

Medium

Reed pen, quill, and brown ink over black chalk on wove paper (backed with wove paper)

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

Bequest of Abby Aldrich Rockefeller, 1948