À propos de l’œuvre
Rue à Auvers-sur-Oise, par Vincent van Gogh
Vincent van Gogh · May 1890 · Auvers-sur-Oise, France
Street in Auvers-sur-OiseReproduction of oil painting on canvas
Houses with orange roofs crowd around a rising street, under an almost white sky covered with large blue hatching. This painting of the Ateneum was, in 1903, the first Van Gogh acquired by a museum.
Look at the work
The red roofs of Auvers under a white and blue sky
The ocher street begins in the center of the lower edge and advances between the houses. On the left, a white facade and a stone wall draw a broken line. On the right, a gray building closes the foreground while a dark lean-to directs the eye towards the village.
Three large orange-red roofs form the heart of the image. The trees are reduced to black and olive green masses, placed against a clear sky. In it, the blue-purple touches remain separate, like rapid signs rather than a continuous cloud.
The street seems calm, but the diagonals of the roofs, facades and touch make every element of the village vibrate.
Composition, touch and color
Three observations specific to this painting
The work AI 755 is distinguished by its orange roofs, its central street, its dark tree silhouettes and its white sky covered with blue-purple hatching.
Architecture without a straight line
Facades, walls and roof slopes meet at irregular angles. Van Gogh keeps the village recognizable while giving it a strongly personal rhythm.
The sky left in reserve
A large part of the clear preparation remains visible between the blue touches. This active white lightens the houses and accentuates the frankness of the brushstroke.
Almost graphic trees
The green-black crowns are surrounded and simplified. They serve as vertical punctuation between the large orange shapes of the roofs.
Documented benchmarks
Precisely identify the original work
Rue à Auvers-sur-Oise is kept at the Ateneum under the inventory AI 755. Painted in May 1890, it measures 73.5 × 92.5 cm and bears the references F802 and JH2001.
The first Van Gogh in a museum
The Ateneum purchased the painting in 1903. The Finnish institution thus became the first museum in the world to include a work by Van Gogh in its collections.
By Jo van Gogh-Bonger in Helsinki
After Theo and his widow Jo, the work passed to the critic Julien Leclercq. His widow, the Finnish pianist Fanny Flodin, then sold it to the Antell delegation.
AI 755 · Antell Collection
The National Gallery of Finland database records oil on canvas in the Antell collection with its precise measurements and an image distributed under CC0 license.
Your reproduction
What the painter must preserve
The painter must preserve the contrast between the very clear sky and the orange roofs, as well as the irregular edges which give their rhythm to the houses.
- The ocher street which goes up to the center of the village
- The three large orange roofs and their dark contours
- Black green trees standing between the houses
- The blue-purple hatching left open in the sky
Work sheet
| Title | Street in Auvers-sur-Oise |
|---|---|
| Artist | Vincent van Gogh (1853 -1890) |
| Date | May 1890 |
| Place of creation | Auvers-sur-Oise, France |
| Original technique | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 73.5 × 92.5 cm |
| Inventory | AI 755 · F802 · JH2001 |
| Conservation | Ateneum Art Museum, Helsinki |
| Your reproduction | Handmade oil painting on canvas |
From order to shipping
In your interior
An orange, white and blue village for a bright wall
The horizontal format finds its place in a living room or dining room. The orange roofs interact with the fawn leather and wood, while the white-blue sky keeps the whole thing bright.
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 digitization from the Ateneum measures 4,001 × 3,136 px. It was prepared as a real WebP of 3,000 × 2,351 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.
