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Fishing in Spring, the Pont de Clichy (Asnières)

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Fishing in Spring, the Pont de Clichy (Asnières), 1887. Oil on canvas.

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Fishing boats rest along the Seine near the Clichy Bridge. Small touches of bright color carry spring light across the water, the bank, and the trees.

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Oil on canvas · 50.5 × 60 cm · Art Institute of Chicago · Impressionism

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Museum title
Fishing in Spring, the Pont de Clichy (Asnières)
Artist
Vincent van Gogh
Date
1887
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
50.5 × 60 cm (19 7/8 × 23 5/8 in.); Framed: 71.2 × 78.5 × 4.8 cm (28 × 30 7/8 × 1 7/8 in.)
Credit line
Gift of Charles Deering McCormick, Brooks McCormick, and Roger McCormick
Image license
CC0 1.0 · Public domain
Museum record
Art Institute of Chicago

Artist’s life 1853–1890

Impressionism c. 1860–1900

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Fishing in Spring, the Pont de Clichy (Asnières) · Vincent van Gogh, 1887
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