Crab on its Back

Crabe, couché sur le dos

Crab on its Back

Vincent van Gogh · 1887

Van Gogh Museum

Amsterdam, Netherlands

About this painting

One of several crustacean studies van Gogh painted in Paris in 1887, likely inspired by both Dutch still-life tradition and the Japanese prints he was collecting at the time.

Painting Details

Medium

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

38 × 46.8 cm (15 × 18.4 in)

Painted at

Paris, France

Current location

Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam

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