Винсент Ван Гог - Домики с соломенными крышами 1890

The House of Pere Eloi 1890 The House of Pere Pilon 1890 Houses in Auvers 1890 Thatched Cottages 1890 View of Vessenots Near Auvers 1890 Village Street in Auvers 1890 Village Street and Steps in Auvers with Figures 1890
Винсент Ван Гог - Домики с соломенными крышами 1890

Домики с соломенными крышами 1890
60x73см холст/масло
State Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg, Russia

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From the State Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg, Russia:
The painting was executed in Auvers not long before van Gogh's death. He repeated the motif of peasant juts on many occasions: "In my opinion, the most marvellous of all that I know in the sphere of architecture is huts with their roofs of moss-grown straw and a smoky hearth," wrote van Gogh in one of his letters.
The thatched roofs seem to be just as much an organic part of nature as the hills, fields and sky. The hilly relief of the distance allowed the artist to accentuate the dynamics of space, which he reinforced through the use of colour contrasts. The tense, wavy brushstrokes and lines convey the dramatism of the artist's perception of life and the world.