The Kingfisher
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Painting by Vincent van Gogh
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| Artist | Vincent van Gogh |
| Year | 1886 |
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| Medium | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 19.0 cm × 26.5 cm (7.5 in × 10.4 in) |
| Location | Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam |
The Kingfisher 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.
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 This is an earlier version of the Kingfisher(1884) |
References
- ↑ 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.
External links
- "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.
Media related to Kingfischer (F28) at Wikimedia Commons
