Two Crabs is an 1889 oil painting by Vincent van Gogh. It is a still life of two crabs, one on its back and one upright, with a green background.[1] The work is oil on canvas of 47 cm (19 in) high and 61 cm (24 in) wide.[1]
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| Artist | Vincent van Gogh |
| Year | 1889 |
| Catalogue | F 606 |
| Type | Still life |
| Medium | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 47 cm × 61 cm (19 in × 24 in) |
| Location | National Gallery, London, UK |
| Owner | Private collector |
Van Gogh is thought to have painted this work after his hospital release in January 1889. It was possibly inspired by a Japanese print of a crab by Hokusai that he had seen in the magazine Le Japon Artistique, that his brother Theo van Gogh had sent him in September 1888.[1]
The painting is held by the National Gallery in London, on loan from a private collector.[1]
Related work
editCrab on its Back, a still life of a single crab lying on its back, is a related painting by Van Gogh. It is in the collection of the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam.[2]
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d London, The National Gallery. "Vincent van Gogh | Two Crabs | L995 | National Gallery, London". www.nationalgallery.org.uk. Retrieved 2018-10-14.
- ^ "A Crab on its Back - Van Gogh Museum". www.vangoghmuseum.nl. Retrieved 2018-10-14.