🖼️ La Mousmé – Vincent van Gogh (1888)

🖼️ La Mousmé – Vincent van Gogh (1888)

Hand-painted reproduction – By Alpha Reproduction

A young girl from Arles with an Asian look: Van Gogh unites the Orient and Provence in a bright and modern portrait

Painted in July 1888, in Arles, La Mousmé is one of the most refined and unique portraits by Vincent van Gogh. Inspired by his love for Japanese art, this painting depicts a young woman from Arles seated, with a calm and focused demeanor, whom Van Gogh himself calls a mousmé — a Japanese word meaning a young girl.

This portrait combines the freshness of youth, the modernity of style, and the cultural encounter between Van Gogh's dreamed Orient and the light of the South of France.

A stylized, colorful portrait, full of inner life

A young girl between two cultures, painted with softness and structure

The Mousmé is seated on a chair, with hands clasped on her knees, her body slightly leaning forward. She wears a dress with purple and blue patterns, and a striped bodice, in vibrant colors. The background is warm orange, adorned with a flowering branch — a direct reference to the Japanese prints that Van Gogh collected.

The gaze is fixed but peaceful, the features are simple but expressive, and the nervous brushstroke gives the whole a sensitive and luminous presence.

A tribute to youth, simple beauty, and Japanese art

In this painting, Van Gogh combines his admiration for Japanese aesthetics with his experience of Provençal life. He seeks to paint purity, harmony, and serenity.

"A mousmé, that is to say a young Japanese girl of twelve to fourteen years old... I made it with bright, flat colors in the Japanese style."
– Vincent van Gogh, letter to Theo

It is one of his most joyful portraits, inspired, stylized, and perfectly balanced, where color becomes language.

Hand-painted reproduction – By Alpha Reproduction

A modern and refined portrait, recreated with intensity and delicacy

At Alpha Reproduction, La Mousmé is entirely hand-painted in oil on canvas, respecting the vivid colors, the graphic style, and the Japanese composition intended by Van Gogh.

Our artists carefully reproduce:

• The flat and contrasting colors, typical of Japanese influence

• The serene and focused face of the young girl

• Patterned clothing, painted with precision and relief

• The decorative background, both ornamental and symbolic

• The clear and expressive line, characteristic of this period in Arles

📜 Certificate of authenticity provided
📐 Customizable formats – stretched or rolled canvas
🖼️ Light wood frame, simple gold or modern black on request

An ideal work for lovers of stylized portraits, Japanese culture, and sunny colors

La Mousmé will find its place in a modern interior, a poetic bedroom, an inspirational space, or a collection of Asian or Provençal art. It is a luminous, soothing, and full of subtle charm work.

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With this hand-painted reproduction, you welcome a delicate, luminous, and culturally rich work, reflecting the oriental dream and Mediterranean youth united in a single painting.
At Alpha Reproduction, each work is recreated with authenticity, artisanal finesse, and respect for the original gesture.

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