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La vieille tour de cimetière à Nuenen
The Old Tower in the Fields
Vincent van Gogh · 1884
About this painting
Van Gogh made some 35 depictions of Nuenen's crumbling 12th-century church tower before it was demolished in 1885, using it as a recurring symbol of endurance and decay.
Painting Details
Medium
Oil on canvas and cardboard
Dimensions
35 × 47 cm (13.8 × 18.5 in)
Painted at
Nuenen, Netherlands
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