La Mousmé [SEP] creator
La Mousmé
La Mousmé also known as La Mousmé, Sitting in a Cane Chair, Half-Figure (with a branch of oleander) was painted by Vincent van Gogh in 1888 while living in Arles, which van Gogh dubbed "the Japan of the south". Retreating from the city, he hoped that his time in Arles would evoke in his work the simple, yet dramatic expression of Japanese art.
Height of Van Gogh's career.
At the time that van Gogh painted this portrait he was 35
sad young man. Even the angle of the hat seems to indicate sadness. Both museum paintings were made on large canvas, 65 x 54 cm.
Arles "La Mousmé".
"La Mousmé" also known as "La Mousmé, Sitting in a Cane Chair, Half-Figure (with a branch of oleander)" was painted Van Gogh in 1888 while living in Arles, which Van Gogh dubbed "the Japan of the south". Retreating from the city, he hoped that his time in Arles would