Two opposite fish
The herrings are arranged head to tail. This crossed orientation balances their masses and immediately animates the center of the canvas.
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Vincent van Gogh · January 1889 · Arles
Two smoked herrings rest head to tail on a crumpled yellow leaf, in front of a striped background whose blue, green and red features accentuate their silhouette.
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Van Gogh reduces the composition to two fish placed on a piece of paper. Their silvery, browned and bluish bodies are described by thick touches; light eyes and open mouths give an almost expressive presence to this everyday subject.
The yellow paper forms an irregular area that isolates the herring from the striped support. Folds, torn edges and purple shadows prevent this surface from appearing flat. Around, the horizontal and diagonal lines create an unusual tension for a still life.
The simplicity of the pattern allows Van Gogh to focus attention on textures: shiny skin, crumpled paper and a support covered with colorful lines.
Composition, touch and color
F510 stands out from the Parisian still life F1671: here, only two herrings occupy a yellow leaf in the center of a small horizontal format.
The herrings are arranged head to tail. This crossed orientation balances their masses and immediately animates the center of the canvas.
Yellow is not a simple background: its folds, contours and shadows produce a second material, drier than that of fish.
The visible support around the paper mixes blue, green, red and brown. These lines contrast with the curves of the bodies and reinforce their volume.
Documented benchmarks
References F510/JH1661 identify the small still life painted in Arles at the beginning of 1889 and today kept in a private collection.
Van Gogh painted this work shortly after his return to the Yellow House, following his hospitalization in December 1888.
When Signac came to visit him in Arles in March 1889, Van Gogh offered him the painting in memory of their meeting.
These numbers avoid confusion with a Paris composition representing more herring on another medium.
Your reproduction
Reproduction must differentiate between cold reflections from fish, impasto from paper and drier lines from the bottom without smoothing the bill.
| Title | Two herring on yellow paper, F510 |
|---|---|
| Artist | Vincent van Gogh (1853 -1890) |
| Date | January 1889 |
| Place of creation | Arles |
| Original technique | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 32 × 40 cm |
| Inventory | F510 · JH1661 |
| Conservation | Private collection |
| Your reproduction | Handmade oil painting on canvas |
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The small horizontal format finds its place in a kitchen, an office or a wall composition. Ocher yellow and muted blues match dark wood and mineral tones.
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No. Each reproduction is manually painted in oil on canvas. Brushstrokes and material variations belong to the final result.
The public domain reference image measures 2514 × 2004 px and has been converted to WebP without artificial enlargement.
Yes. Photographs of the finished painting are sent to you; you can request alterations before validating the shipment.
Yes. The format can be adapted to your wall while maintaining the proportions and balance of the original composition.
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