À propos de l’œuvre
Boulevard de Clichy, par Vincent van Gogh
Vincent van Gogh · March-April 1887 · Paris, Montmartre
Boulevard de Clichy, F292Reproduction of oil painting on canvas
Under a milky sky, Boulevard de Clichy opens into a vast crossroads in front of pale buildings. A few passers-by, bare trees and gas spouts punctuate this view of Montmartre familiar to Van Gogh.
Look at the work
A daily crossroads becomes a study of light and circulation
The light roadway occupies almost the entire foreground and divides towards the side streets. The facades quickly diminish towards the center, while the dark silhouettes give the scale of the space.
Van Gogh avoids heavy contours: buildings are assembled by yellow, blue, green and gray dashes. The fine trees and street lamps trace a second grid in front of this luminous architecture.
Boulevard de Clichy is an oil on canvas measuring 46 × 55.5 cm painted in Paris in March - April 1887. The work F292/JH1219 is kept at the Van Gogh Museum under the number s0094V1962.
Composition, touch and color
Three observations specific to this painting
The Van Gogh Museum recalls that Van Gogh often crossed this crossroads: Lepic Street, where he lived with Theo, began just beyond the right edge. The canvas therefore combines familiar observation and pictorial experimentation.
The roadway gives air to the city
Its vast creamy gray surface is not empty: it is covered with blue, pink and green touches that suggest variations in light and traces of circulation.
The facades are dissolved in small dashes
Windows, balconies and cornices remain recognizable without rigid design. The juxtaposed keys show the influence of impressionism and pointillism.
Passers-by stabilize the intersection
The dark woman in the foreground and the more distant silhouettes create several ladders. They lead the gaze from the boulevard towards the buildings in the background.
Documented benchmarks
Precisely identify the original work
References F292/JH1219 and inventory s0094V1962 identify this precise view. The museum dates it from March to mid-April 1887 and places rue Lepic immediately to the right, outside the field.
The daily path to rue Lepic
Van Gogh shared accommodation with Theo on rue Lepic. The painted crossroads was therefore on a route that he knew intimately.
Oils sometimes diluted to gain lightness
The museum says Van Gogh is experimenting here in several ways, including fluidized oil painting that leaves some areas very light and airy.
A palette in full transformation
The encounter with impressionism and pointillism distanced him from the Dutch browns. Yellow, blue, green and pink become the very materials of urban light.
Your reproduction
What the painter must preserve
The copy must preserve the large clear roadway, the vibrant facades, the open crossroads, the leafless trees, the spaced silhouettes and the pearl gray light of the sky.
- The large dark figure in the foreground
- The yellow and blue buildings in the center
- The bare trees in front of the facades
- The street lamps of the crossroads
- The colorful touches in the white roadway
Work sheet
| Title | Boulevard de Clichy, F292 |
|---|---|
| Artist | Vincent van Gogh (1853 -1890) |
| Date | March-april 1887 |
| Place of creation | Paris, Montmartre |
| Original technique | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 46 × 55.5 cm |
| Inventory | F292· JH1219· s0094V1962 |
| Conservation | Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam |
| Your reproduction | Handmade oil painting on canvas |
From order to shipping
In your interior
A bright, urban and surprisingly gentle view of Montmartre
Pearl gray, pale yellow, mist blue, sage green and purple brown create an elegant atmosphere for a contemporary living room, office or entrance.
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 public domain image of the Van Gogh Museum has been encoded as a true WebP at its native definition of 2995 × 2480 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.
