A Pair of Shoes

Les Souliers

A Pair of Shoes

Vincent van Gogh · 1886

Van Gogh Museum

Amsterdam, Netherlands

About this painting

Van Gogh bought these worn boots at a Paris flea market in 1886, then wore them on a long rainy walk to make them look sufficiently worn before painting them in his Montmartre studio.

Painting Details

Medium

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

37.5 × 45 cm (14.8 × 17.7 in)

Painted at

Paris, France

Current location

Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam

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