Description
The Seascape at Les Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer explores light’s effect on the sea. He wrote that the “Mediterranean Sea is a mackerel color: in other words, changeable – you do not always know whether it is green or purple, you do not always know if it is blue, as the next moment the ever-changing sheen has assumed a pink or a gray tint.”
The setting includes fishing boats returning to the village. To emphasize contrast to the color green in the painting, Van Gogh signs his name in large bright red letters.
Read our guide to giclée prints, browse more Vincent van Gogh prints, or explore Fishing Boats on the Beach at Les Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer.
