À propos de l’œuvre
Souvenir du Brabant, par Vincent van Gogh
Vincent van Gogh · March-April 1890 · Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, France
Memory of BrabantReproduction of oil painting on canvas
From Provence, Van Gogh reconstructs from memory one autumn evening in his native Brabant. Cottages with mossy roofs, dark hedges and small figures crowd under a stormy sky crossed by the red sun.
Look at the work
Brabant recomposed under a tormented sky
The low houses form a discontinuous line in the middle of the canvas. In front of them, several figures and animals are indicated by small touches; hedges and dark fields close the village.
The sky takes up more than half the size. Gray, blue, green and ocher wrap themselves in thick curves around an orange-red sun, as if the sunset light was still struggling with the storm.
It is not a copy of a specific place but a painted memory: Van Gogh brings together the motifs of his native country and gives them the intensity of his touch of Saint-Rémy.
Composition, touch and color
Three observations specific to this painting
The Van Gogh Museum preserves this work under inventory s0112V1962. Painted in March-April 1890, it bears the references F675/JH1921.
A landscape produced by memory
Forced to work indoors during a difficult time, Van Gogh returned to the cottages, hedges and fields of Brabant without a model in front of him. The shapes are condensed rather than described.
The sky as the main subject
Clouds occupy most of the surface and wrap their curves around the sun. The village appears small and fragile under this mobile mass.
The North paints with the touch of the South
The gray, earthy palette is reminiscent of Nuenen, but the colorful contours and swirling movements belong to the research conducted in Saint-Rémy.
Documented benchmarks
Precisely identify the original work
Souvenir du Brabant is an oil on canvas mounted on a panel measuring 29.4 × 36.5 cm, painted in Saint-Rémy in March-April 1890. It bears s0112V1962, F675 and JH1921.
Painted during a time of crisis
Hospitalized in Saint-Rémy and sometimes kept inside, Van Gogh looked for patterns that he could paint without going out. Several memories of Brabant are then born from this constraint.
An autumn evening described to his family
To his mother and sister, he evokes cottages with mossy roofs, beech hedges, stormy skies and a red sun setting in the clouds.
Inventory s0112V1962
The painting passed to Theo and then to the Van Gogh family before its transfer to the Vincent van Gogh Foundation in 1962. It is today exhibited in Amsterdam.
Your reproduction
What the painter must preserve
The copy must preserve the smallness of the village under the vast sky, the readability of the figures, the red sun and the colorful curves which shape each cloud.
- The orange-red sun placed above the horizon
- Gray, blue and ocher clouds drawn in arabesques
- Low cottages with dark, mossy roofs
- Small figures and animals grouped in the foreground
Work sheet
| Title | Memory of Brabant |
|---|---|
| Artist | Vincent van Gogh (1853 -1890) |
| Date | March-april 1890 |
| Place of creation | Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, France |
| Original technique | Oil on canvas mounted on panel |
| Dimensions | 29.4 × 36.5 cm |
| Inventory | s0112V1962· F675· JH1921 |
| Conservation | Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam |
| Your reproduction | Handmade oil painting on canvas |
From order to shipping
In your interior
A storm-colored memory landscape
The horizontal format is suitable for a desk, bookcase or above a console. Bluish grays, ochres and red sun match walnut, brown leather and greige walls.
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 image of 7031 × 5625 px has been converted into a true WebP of 3000 × 2400 px, without artificial cropping or 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.
