Rain of Van Gogh
VINCENT VAN GOGH's 'Bridge in the Rain' was painted in Paris, France, 1887. This 73 x 54 cm, Oil con canvas painting is at Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Vincent made very exact copies of some of the woodcuts created by the Japanese artist Hiroshige (1797-1885), but he painted them in much brighter colours. Hiroshige was one of the few artists who had used some Western elements in his print designs - the most obvious Western element was the use of perspective, visible in the'Bridge in the Rain'.
This Van Gogh painting, after Hiroshige is rather a free transcription. Vincent added frames to the original and decorated it with what he considered to be Japanese characters. And van Gogh's use of colors was not very close to the original. Instead he used his concept of complimentary colors like the green against the red.
"I envy the Japanese artists for the incredible neat clarity which all their works have. It is never boring and you never get the impression that they work in a hurry. It is as simple as breathing; they draw a figure with a couple of strokes with such an unfailing easiness as if it were as easy as buttoning one's waist-coat."
'A Road in Auvers after the Rain' is another beautiful rain painting by Vincent. It was painted in 1890; oil on canvas. This is kept at the Pushkin Museum of Fine Art, Moscow, Russia.
'Rain at Auvers' is one of Van Gogh’s last works before he committed suicide. Van Gogh greatly admired the muted colours of the northern French countryside and this downpour let him use an enjoyably bold effect.
Vincent made very exact copies of some of the woodcuts created by the Japanese artist Hiroshige (1797-1885), but he painted them in much brighter colours. Hiroshige was one of the few artists who had used some Western elements in his print designs - the most obvious Western element was the use of perspective, visible in the'Bridge in the Rain'.
This Van Gogh painting, after Hiroshige is rather a free transcription. Vincent added frames to the original and decorated it with what he considered to be Japanese characters. And van Gogh's use of colors was not very close to the original. Instead he used his concept of complimentary colors like the green against the red.
"I envy the Japanese artists for the incredible neat clarity which all their works have. It is never boring and you never get the impression that they work in a hurry. It is as simple as breathing; they draw a figure with a couple of strokes with such an unfailing easiness as if it were as easy as buttoning one's waist-coat."
'A Road in Auvers after the Rain' is another beautiful rain painting by Vincent. It was painted in 1890; oil on canvas. This is kept at the Pushkin Museum of Fine Art, Moscow, Russia.
'Rain at Auvers' is one of Van Gogh’s last works before he committed suicide. Van Gogh greatly admired the muted colours of the northern French countryside and this downpour let him use an enjoyably bold effect.
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