1888, Vincent van Gogh, Fishing Boats on the Beach at Les Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer -- Van Gogh Museum (Amsterdam)
From the museum label: Van Gogh wrote that in Arles he looked 'with a Japanese eye.' This is evident in this painting, which he made during an outing to the seaside village Les Saintes-Maries-de-la- Mer. He set solid areas of colour next to one another, such as red, yellow, green, and blue in the little boats. He also outlined the forms with contours and used the coast-line to create a distinct diagonal in the composition. These stylistic features all appear in Japanese graphic art, which Van Gogh used to simplify and introduce more colour into his work.
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1888, Vincent van Gogh, Fishing Boats on the Beach at Les Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer -- Van Gogh Museum (Amsterdam)
From the museum label: Van Gogh wrote that in Arles he looked 'with a Japanese eye.' This is evident in this painting, which he made during an outing to the seaside village Les Saintes-Maries-de-la- Mer. He set solid areas of colour next to one another, such as red, yellow, green, and blue in the little boats. He also outlined the forms with contours and used the coast-line to create a distinct diagonal in the composition. These stylistic features all appear in Japanese graphic art, which Van Gogh used to simplify and introduce more colour into his work.
Link to other van Gogh paintings