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Pen and ink drawing of fishing boats with tall masts pulled up on a stippled beach, with a tidal channel and birds in the sky.

Fishing Boats on the Beach at Saintes-Maries

A pen-and-ink drawing shows several flat-bottomed fishing boats with tall masts and slanting spars pulled up on a stippled sandy beach. The nearest boat, marked with lettering on its hull, dominates the lower foreground, while a tidal channel and birds in the pale sky open the right and upper areas.

Artist
Vincent van Gogh
Date
1888
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
3840 × 2840 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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