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L'Église d'Auvers-sur-Oise
The Church at Auvers
Vincent van Gogh · 1890
Musée d'Orsay
Paris, France
About this painting
Van Gogh painted this church under an unusually deep, pure cobalt sky, telling his sister the building looked violet against it. Though sunlit in front, the church itself sits in shadow, as if lit by no light of its own.
Painting Details
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
94 × 74 cm (37 × 29.1 in)
Painted at
Auvers-sur-Oise, France
Current location
Musée d'Orsay, Paris
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