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Adeline Ravoux
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In May 1890, Vincent van Gogh arrived in Auvers, a small town north of Paris, where he rented a room at the inn of Arthur Ravoux. This portrait, completed during the last months of the artist’s life, depicts Ravoux’s 13-year-old daughter, Adeline. Van Gogh wrote that rather than photographic resemblance, he wanted his portraits to convey the “impassioned aspects” of contemporary life through the “modern taste for color.”
| Artist / Maker | Vincent van Gogh |
|---|---|
| Date | 1890 |
| Culture / Origin | Netherlands |
| Medium | oil on fabric |
| Dimensions | Framed: 72.5 x 73.5 x 8.5 cm (28 9/16 x 28 15/16 x 3 3/8 in.); Unframed: 50.2 x 50.5 cm (19 3/4 x 19 7/8 in.) |
| Department | Modern European Painting and Sculpture |
| Type | Painting |
About the Artist
1853–1890, NetherlandsPost-Impressionist whose singular canvases redefined colour. Full biography →
Provenance & Source
Image & data: Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0 / Public Domain.
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