Vincent van Gogh · September 1889 · Saint-Rémy-de-Provence
The Gardener (Provençal Peasant), F531Reproduction of oil painting on canvas
Under a large green hat, a young bearded man calmly looks at the viewer; his striped shirt responds to the lines of the garden and transforms this portrait of a Provençal peasant into an experience of color and rhythm.
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The Gardener (Provençal Peasant), F531Vincent van Gogh September 1889 · Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea, Rome
September 1889Dating
61 × 50 cmDimensions of the original
Oil on canvasOriginal technique
Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea, RomeConservation
A real paintingThe canvas is hand painted, never printed.
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Look at the work
A calm face in front of a moving garden
The model is framed at mid-body, almost frontally. The soft edge of the hat crosses the top of the face and projects a blue shadow on the forehead. The white jacket, covered with red and green stripes, opens with knitting with blue and yellow stripes.
Behind him, trees, grass and fences are painted with small curved and vertical touches. The landscape does not serve as a simple decoration: its blues, greens and yellows extend the colors of the garment. Only the dark features of the eyes, mustache and beard stabilize this vibration.
The title The Gardener is late. The work was also called Le Paysan, Paysan provençal or Portrait of a young peasant; the identification of the model as an asylum gardener remains a hypothesis.
Composition, touch and color
Three observations specific to this painting
The Italian national notice dates the painting to September 1889 and highlights the simplification of composition, linear drawing and color synthesis.
01
The hat as architecture
Its large dark shape frames the face and creates a flexible diagonal. It clearly separates the head from the very lively garden.
02
Stripes that respond to each other
The bands of the garment extend the vertical touches of the grass; figure and landscape belong to the same rhythm without merging.
03
A complementary range
Red and green, blue and yellow circulate from the face to the garment then to the background. Color builds volumes more than traditional modeling.
Documented benchmarks
Precisely identify the original work
The references F531/JH1779, inventory 8638 and the format of 61 × 50 cm precisely identify the painting kept in Rome.
Title
Peasant before Gardener
Émile Bernard named him Provençal Peasant in 1911. The current title does not alone prove that the model worked in the asylum garden.
History
Stolen then found
The painting was stolen from the Roman gallery in May 1998 with two other works, then recovered a few weeks later.
Collection
Inventory 8638
The Italian state preserves the work at the Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea in Rome.
The copy must preserve the quiet frontality of the model, the non-mechanical scratches of the garment and the rhythmic continuity between the figure and the garden.
The large green hat with soft edges
Half-pleated eyes
The dark mustache and short beard
The white jacket striped with red and green
The blue-green garden built in small touches
Work sheet
Title
The Gardener (Provençal Peasant), F531
Artist
Vincent van Gogh (1853 -1890)
Date
September 1889
Place of creation
Saint-Rémy-de-Provence
Original technique
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
61 × 50 cm
Inventory
GNAMC 8638 · F531 · JH1779
Conservation
Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea, Rome
Your reproduction
Handmade oil painting on canvas
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In your interior
A bright and very graphic Provençal portrait
The vertical format is suitable for a desk, entrance or bookcase. Sage green, lavender blue, red and pale yellow match oak, linen and mineral walls.
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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 actual photograph of the work at the museum measured 3,395 × 4,146 px; it was reduced to 2,457 × 3,000 px then converted into a real WebP.
Can I check the result before shipping?
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Are custom formats possible?
Yes. The format can be adapted to your wall while maintaining the proportions and balance of the original composition.
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