Painting of a curving blue canal with a wooden washing platform, bending figures, a footbridge, red-roofed sheds, a chimney and a church spire under a yellow sky.

Canal with Women Washing

A winding blue canal with short, rhythmic brushstrokes curves past a green bank toward a wooden washing platform on the right, where several figures bend over the water. Behind them, a pedestrian footbridge, red-roofed factory sheds, a tall chimney and a church spire stand under a bright yellow sky.

Artist: Vincent van Gogh
Date: 1888
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Size: 3296 × 4000 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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