L'Arlésienne: Madame Joseph-Michel Ginoux (Marie Julien, 1848–1911)

L'Arlésienne: Madame Joseph-Michel Ginoux (Marie Julien, 1848–1911)

Vincent van Gogh

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Details

Date
1888–89
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
36 × 29 in. (91.4 × 73.7 cm)
Department
European Paintings
Holding institution
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
License
CC0-1.0
Credit
Bequest of Sam A. Lewisohn, 1951

Art Genome Taxonomy

9 tags

Subject Matter

  • Individual Portrait Both · 99%

    The image depicts a single seated woman in a portrait composition, and the catalog identifies the sitter by name and lists Portraits among the subjects.

  • Several books are clearly visible in the foreground, and the catalog lists Books among the subjects.

Visual Qualities

  • Bright and Vivid Colors Visual · 98%

    The composition uses saturated yellow, deep blue-black, green, turquoise, and orange-red passages, producing a vivid color scheme.

  • Dense Composition Visual · 95%

    The figure, chair, books, and foreground surface fill and tightly organize the vertical frame, leaving relatively little unused space.

Medium and Techniques

  • Painting Metadata · 100%

    The catalog classifies the work as a painting.

  • Oil Painting Metadata · 100%

    The catalog specifies oil on canvas as the medium.

  • Short, thick, visibly directional strokes remain legible across the yellow background, clothing, books, foreground, and chair.

Time Periods

  • 19th Century Art Metadata · 100%

    The work is dated 1888–89, placing it within the nineteenth century.

Geographic Regions

  • Dutch Art Metadata · 99%

    The catalog identifies Vincent van Gogh as Dutch.

Source & rights

Vincent van Gogh. L'Arlésienne: Madame Joseph-Michel Ginoux (Marie Julien, 1848–1911). The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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