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Painting of choppy blue-green sea with two sailboats with yellow sails and red hulls on the left, smaller boats on the horizon.

Seascape at Saintes-Maries

Thick, rippling strokes of blue, green and white paint render a choppy sea under a pale sky. Two boats with yellow-cream sails and red hulls sail near the left edge, with smaller sailboats receding toward the horizon.

Artist
Vincent van Gogh
Date
1888
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
3840 × 3239 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)

Español: Marina en Saintes-Maries, 1888

Pinceladas gruesas y ondulantes de azul, verde y blanco representan un mar agitado bajo un cielo pálido. Dos barcos de velas amarillo crema y cascos rojos navegan cerca del borde izquierdo, y veleros más pequeños se alejan hacia el horizonte.

Português: Marinha em Saintes-Maries, 1888

Pinceladas espessas e ondulantes de azul, verde e branco representam um mar agitado sob um céu pálido. Dois barcos de velas amarelo-creme e cascos vermelhos navegam perto da borda esquerda, e veleiros menores se afastam em direção ao horizonte.

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