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Painting of colorful boats with red, green and blue hulls and tall masts on yellow sand, with blue sea and sky.

Boats on the Beach of Saintes-Maries

Several painted fishing boats with red, green and blue hulls rest on a golden sand beach, their slender masts and rigging angling upward against a deep blue sky. Loose, energetic brushstrokes and watery washes render the sea as a band of blue on the right, edged by bright yellow shore.

Artist
Vincent van Gogh
Date
1888
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
1926 × 1400 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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