蒙马特：风车和农圃
Vincent van Gogh (1853 - 1890), 巴黎, 1887年3月-4月
布面油画,
45.2 cm x 81.4 cm
Credits: 凡高美术馆，阿姆斯特丹（文森特·凡高基金会）
In Paris, Van Gogh frequently painted the picturesque windmills on the hill of Montmartre. In his day, Montmartre was still a partly rural area with allotment gardens and farms.
Van Gogh hoped that this subject would sell well. He took the fresh, pure colours – the white of the fields and bright blue of the sheds – from contemporary French art. To render sunlight in this landscape, Van Gogh used highly diluted oil paint. This resulted in a translucent, matt effect. He chose a canvas with an unusual, elongated shape. That creates an effect like that of a wide-angle lens. The paths and gardens fan out, drawing our eyes toward the horizon.
