À propos de l’œuvre
Coucher de soleil à Montmartre, par Vincent van Gogh
Vincent van Gogh · February -March 1887 · Paris, Montmartre
Sunset in Montmartre, F266aReproduction of oil painting on canvas
A small orange sun descends behind a black fence and a few bare trees. Beyond the green slope of Montmartre, Paris stretches out in an almost endless blue-gray mist.
Look at the work
A very wide panorama is contained in a canvas only 21.5 centimeters high
The foreground is reduced to a green slope crossed by oblique lines. A dark line of stakes and branches then cuts the composition, before the city dissolves into the atmosphere.
The sun's disk, slightly off-center to the left, brings the only clear warm note. The turquoise sky, the smoke and the little lights of Paris make up a silent twilight rather than a spectacular effect.
Sunset in Montmartre is a 21.5 × 46.4 cm oil on canvas painted in Paris in February - March 1887. Referenced F266a/JH1223, the work is kept at the Van Gogh Museum under number s0133M1970.
Composition, touch and color
Three observations specific to this painting
Its width-to-height ratio greater than two allows Van Gogh to contrast three very clear bands: the nearby slope, the palisade and its trees, then the immense blue space of the sky and the city.
The black fence serves as a hinge
Its irregular stakes separate the still rural ground from the urban panorama. It also gives a concrete scale to a view where buildings become tiny.
The orange sun concentrates all the heat
Its small round shape contrasts with the surrounding horizontals and blues. A few pink clouds discreetly extend this warm note.
Paris is painted as a distant vibration
Facades, chimneys and smoke are not detailed one by one. Small pale touches are enough to make the expanse of the city feel in the mist.
Documented benchmarks
Precisely identify the original work
F266a/JH1223 and inventory s0133M1970 designate this panoramic view of 21.5 × 46.4 cm. Its dating from February - March 1887 places it before the more dazzling scenes painted around Asnières during the summer.
An unusual panoramic proportion
With 46.4 cm wide and 21.5 cm high, the canvas favors the horizon. The width makes the sky and the city the real subjects of the composition.
The limit between land and metropolis
The green slope, the trees and the fence still belong to a peripheral landscape, while Paris appears in the distance like a constructed and smoky aquifer.
A work passed by the Bonger family
The provenance published by the museum links the painting to Theo and Jo van Gogh-Bonger, then to Andries Bonger, before its entry into public collections in 1970.
Your reproduction
What the painter must preserve
The copy must preserve the very large width, the green slope, the dark fence, the bare trees, the small orange sun and the blue-gray nuances of the Parisian panorama.
- The little orange sun to the left of the center
- The irregular black fence
- The bare trees in silhouette
- The green slope with oblique lines
- The blue-gray city drowned in mist
Work sheet
| Title | Sunset in Montmartre, F266a |
|---|---|
| Artist | Vincent van Gogh (1853 -1890) |
| Date | February - March 1887 |
| Place of creation | Paris, Montmartre |
| Original technique | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 21.5 × 46.4 cm |
| Inventory | F266a· JH1223· s0133M1970 |
| Conservation | Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam |
| Your reproduction | Handmade oil painting on canvas |
From order to shipping
In your interior
A panoramic, calm and deeply atmospheric twilight
Petrol blue, mist gray, dark green, bluish black and soft orange create a relaxing horizontal line for a living room, bedroom or hallway.
Frequently asked questions
Before ordering
Is this a canvas print?
No. Each reproduction is manually painted in oil on canvas. Brushstrokes and material variations belong to the final result.
How is the visual reference chosen?
The official high definition image from the Van Gogh Museum was prepared as a real WebP of 3,000 × 1,330 px.
Can I check the result before shipping?
Yes. Photographs of the finished painting are sent to you; you can request alterations before validating the shipment.
Are custom formats possible?
Yes. The format can be adapted to your wall while maintaining the proportions and balance of the original composition.
