À propos de l’œuvre
Le Cottage, par Vincent van Gogh
Vincent van Gogh · Mid-May 1885 · Nuenen, Netherlands
The Cottage, F83Reproduction of oil painting on canvas
A double cottage occupies almost the entire width of the canvas under a late day sky. Two women appear near the doors, a goat stands to the right and bare branches cut out the last light of dusk.
Look at the work
The thatched roof becomes a monumental mass under the evening sky
Van Gogh places the horizon very low and gives the roof an almost pyramidal silhouette. The chimney stack cuts off its top; on the right, the bare tree extends this climb with a network of fine branches.
The facade remains in darkness, but touches of green, blue and ocher reveal doors, windows and figures. The lighter ground opens an irregular strip in front of the house and leads the eye towards the isolated goat.
Cottage F83/JH777 is a 65.7 × 79.3 cm oil on canvas painted in Nuenen around mid-May 1885. The Van Gogh Museum preserves it under inventory s0087V1962.
Composition, touch and color
Three observations specific to this painting
The composition is based less on architectural detail than on three main values: the green-gray sky, the thick brown mass of the thatch and the earthy ground. The small figures give the scale of this peasant dwelling.
The roof absorbs more than half of the facade
Its long touches descend obliquely from the fireplace. They make you feel the weight and thickness of the thatch while guiding the eye towards the doors.
The light focuses on a strip of sky
A discreet orange-pink appears on the left behind the clouds. This glow is enough to detach the silhouette of the house without transforming the scene into a luminous landscape.
The inhabitants are present without becoming portraits
A woman stands in front of the entrance and another figure appears near the left side. Their small scale places the house in Nuenen's daily life.
Documented benchmarks
Precisely identify the original work
F83/JH777, inventory s0087V1962 and format of 65.7 × 79.3 cm identify this twilight cottage of the Van Gogh Museum.
Van Gogh studies the peasant houses around the village
Their low walls, large thatched roofs and cultivated environment allow it to connect architecture, rural work and living conditions.
The chosen time unifies the colors
The fading day reduces contrasts and mixes greens, browns and grays. The rare pink touches of the sky thus become particularly sensitive.
The work bears inventory s0087V1962
This issue of the Van Gogh Museum distinguishes it from the numerous studies of cottages and cottages carried out by the artist during the Nuenen period.
Your reproduction
What the painter must preserve
The copy must preserve the heavy silhouette of the roof, the pink band of the sunset, the two figures, the goat, the bare tree, the dark windows and the green-brown passages of the land.
- The square fireplace at the top of the thatch
- The orange-pink glow under the clouds on the left
- The woman in blue green in front of the central door
- The bare tree cut against the sky on the right
- The little goat placed near the right edge
Work sheet
| Title | The Cottage, F83 |
|---|---|
| Artist | Vincent van Gogh (1853 -1890) |
| Date | Mid-may 1885 |
| Place of creation | Nuenen, Netherlands |
| Original technique | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 65.7 × 79.3 cm |
| Inventory | F83 · JH777 · s0087V1962 |
| Conservation | Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam |
| Your reproduction | Handmade oil painting on canvas |
From order to shipping
In your interior
A calm scene of thatch, earth and gray green sky
Earth brown, moss green, blue gray and off-pink create a deep landscape for a dark wood-burning office, library or living room.
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 reproduction of the Van Gogh Museum was converted into a real WebP of 3,000 × 2,472 px from a file of 6,506 × 5,362 px, without artificial enlargement.
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.
