🌉 The Langlois Bridge at Arles – Vincent van Gogh (1888)

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✨ A peaceful life scene by the water

In The Langlois Bridge at Arles, Vincent van Gogh immortalizes a moment of calm and elegance in the Provençal landscape. A woman crosses the suspension bridge, a cart passes slowly, the trees line the canal – all evoke the rural tranquility of an end of day. The bridge, with its fine and rigid wooden structure, becomes the center of gravity of a balanced composition, bathed in light.

📚 Creation context: Arles and Japanese inspiration

This painting was created in the spring of 1888, in Arles, where Van Gogh settled in the hope of founding a community of artists. Fascinated by flat landscapes, vast skies, and simple lines, he discovered in the Langlois bridge a structured, almost graphic motif. The influence of Japanese printmaking is evident in the framing, the horizontality of the landscape, and the purity of the forms. He would create several versions of this emblematic motif.

🎨 Visual analysis: geometry, light, and serenity

The composition is dominated by the bright blue of the sky and the peaceful mirror of the canal, punctuated by the warm touches of the bridge and the golden earth. The wooden drawbridge draws the eye with its technical precision and strict verticals. The human silhouettes and the cart add a narrative dimension. The brushstrokes are bold, the colors complementary: everything breathes balance and vitality.

🧠 Symbolic reading: passage, connection, and harmony

This bridge is not just an architectural motif. It symbolizes a passage, a connection between two worlds – between land and water, the past and the present, solitude and society. Through this work, Van Gogh speaks to us of structure and fluidity, of balance in movement, of a world at peace with itself.

🖌️ Hand-painted reproduction – Alpha Reproduction quality

Each reproduction of Le Pont de Langlois à Arles is made in our workshops with care and respect for the original gesture:

• Oil on canvas, stretched on natural wood frame

• Hand painted, without digital printing

• Certificate of Authenticity provided

• Available formats: from standard size to panoramic

• Customizable frames: natural wood, white, black, or gallery

A luminous work, faithful to the spirit and style of Van Gogh.

🏡 Decoration idea: Provençal elegance and graphic charm

Perfect for a sunny living room, a quiet office, a living space with a southern inspiration or an artistic library, Le Pont de Langlois fits into contemporary, classic, or rustic interiors. It brings structure, color, and history to your space. A unique gift idea for lovers of Provence, architecture, or luminous painting.

🛍️ Order a structured and poetic artwork

With this hand-painted reproduction of The Langlois Bridge at Arles, give your interior an iconic work by Van Gogh, blending tradition and modernity. Order today at Alpha Reproduction – and cross the bridge between art and beauty.