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Pen and ink drawing of sailboats on choppy sea, with a seated figure in the foreground boat and a dotted sky above.

Boats at Saintes-Maries

A pen and ink drawing of several sailing boats on rough water, with a figure seated in the foreground boat under a large billowing sail. Rippling wave lines fill the lower sea, while dotted strokes texture the sky and distant horizon.

Artist
Vincent van Gogh
Date
1888
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
3000 × 2296 px
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Public domain · Vincent van Gogh died 1890 and the work dates by 1888; public domain in the US and life+70 countries.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier B · as stated by the source: Public domain

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Vincent van Gogh, via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

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