Description
The Seascape at Les Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer in which he sought to capture 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.
Bibliography
Saintes-Maries (Van Gogh series), https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Saintes-Maries_(Van_Gogh_series)&oldid=1054303887 (last visited Aug. 4, 2022).
