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Man in a dark cap sits in a green rowboat on a river beside a second boat, with a bridge and leafy trees under a pale sky.

Fishing in Spring, the Pont de Clichy (Asnières)

Painted in loose, feathery brushstrokes, a man in a dark cap sits in a green rowboat on a calm river, with a second boat moored in the foreground. A bridge spans the water beneath a pale sky, framed by leafy trees and bushes along the bank.

Artist
Vincent van Gogh
Date
1887
Medium
Oil on canvas
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 1406 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1887).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Charles Deering McCormick, Brooks McCormick, and Roger McCormick

Español: Pesca en primavera, el Pont de Clichy (Asnières)

Pintada con pinceladas sueltas y plumosas, un hombre con gorra oscura está sentado en un bote verde sobre un río tranquilo, y otra barca amarrada aparece en primer plano. Un puente cruza el agua bajo un cielo pálido, enmarcado por árboles y arbustos.

Português: Pesca na primavera, a Pont de Clichy (Asnières)

Pintado com pinceladas soltas e emplumadas, um homem de boné escuro está sentado em um barco verde sobre um rio calmo, e outra embarcação aparece em primeiro plano. Uma ponte atravessa a água sob um céu pálido, emoldurada por árvores e arbustos.

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