The Kingfisher

The Kingfisher
ArtistVincent van Gogh
Year1886
Catalogue
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions19.0 cm × 26.5 cm (7.5 in × 10.4 in)
Location

The Kingfisher (Dutch: IJsvogel aan de waterkant) is an oil on canvas painting by the Dutch artist Vincent van Gogh.[1] It was painted from July to December 1886. The Kingfisher was painted in Paris, France. It is now located in Amsterdam, Netherlands, at the Van Gogh Museum.

The Kingfisher shows a River Kingfisher in a marsh. The bird is facing the right of the painting. The name "Vincent" is in the lower left corner of the painting.

See also

The Kingfisher (1884 version)
This is an earlier version of the Kingfisher(1884)

References

  1. ↑ Lippincott, Louise; Blühm, Andreas (2005). Fierce friends: artists and animals, 1750-1900 [exhibition held at the Van Gogh museum, Amsterdam, October 2005 - February 2006 and Carnegie museum of art, Pittsburgh, March-July 2006]. London: Merrell. p. 130. ISBN 1858943000.
  • "The Kingfisher - Vincent van Gogh - WikiArt.org - encyclopedia of visual arts". wikiart.org. Retrieved 2016-08-01.
  • "Vincent van Gogh: The Paintings (The Kingfisher)". vggallery.com. Retrieved 2016-08-01.
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