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Chaumières à Auvers-sur-Oise
Thatched Cottages and Houses
Vincent van Gogh · 1890
Hermitage Museum
Saint Petersburg, Russia
About this painting
Painted in May 1890 at Auvers, this scene of thatched peasant huts reflects Van Gogh's own words that such moss-covered roofs were 'the most marvellous... in the sphere of architecture.' Later owned by collector Ivan Morozov.
Painting Details
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
59 × 72 cm (23.2 × 28.3 in)
Painted at
Auvers-sur-Oise, France
Current location
Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg
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