Van Gogh Road to Tarascon

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Van Gogh painting analysis

This painting is called the Road to Tarascon. Van Gogh drew this between 31st July – 8th August 1888.

 In the foreground of the study there are two trees and in the background a horizon. The picture is in perspective.

The horizon is at across the middle of the page and the trees emphasise the horizon. The sun is high in the picture and is very simplistic, but as the rays go out the lines and dots get thicker and closer together. Van Gogh has drawn a very distinct and bold line to determine where the path ends and the trees and grass start.

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 In this picture he has used shades of brown. The colours seem complementary, cool and original. The tones are in blocks and they are opaque although a few lines are transparent.

 In this study Van Gogh used a reed pen and pen and ink over graphite on woven paper. The pen marks look as though they are stitch like, resembling a tapestry. The direction of the marks gives the feeling that it is flowing. The media has been applied using hard and soft lines. The lines are layered and individual as they have not been blended. He has used a ...

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