Hand-painted in oil
About this Artwork
An interior view, in a year of streets
The record dates View from Vincent’s room in the Rue Lepic to 1887. The Rue Lepic is named in two titles in this catalogue, both dated 1887. Against the four Clichy titles and the sixteen that name Asnieres, all likewise dated 1887, a view from a window is the same year seen from the inside.
What the record gives
The canvas measures 46 by 38 centimetres and the location is given as a private collection. The measured palette reads as neutral.
A reading that is thinning out
Neutral is one of the least frequent readings in this catalogue: twenty-six works out of 610. It is at its most common in 1885 and 1886, with seven works in the latter, and by 1887 it has fallen to two. In 1889 and 1890 the count is one apiece. A family that disappears as the decade proceeds is as informative as one that grows, and the direction of travel here is unambiguous. The measurement describes the catalogue image, not the room; what could be seen from the window is not part of the record and is not described on this page.
Sources
1 references- Vincent van Gogh — Wikipedia
Vincent Willem van Gogh (Dutch: [ˈvɪnsɛnt ˈʋɪləɱ vɑŋ ˈɣɔx] ; 30 March 1853 – 29 July 1890) was a Dutch Post-Impressionist painter who is among the most famous and influential figures in the history of Western art. In just over a decade he c
