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Painting of a brown bat with wings spread wide, yellow-ochre membranes glowing against a dark green and brown background.

Flying Fox

A brown bat with wings spread wide and pale yellow-ochre membranes hovers against a dark, mottled background of green and brown. Loose, visible brushstrokes model the thin wing bones and body in this oil painting of a flying fox.

Artist
Vincent van Gogh
Date
1885
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
3840 × 1978 px
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Public domain · Vincent van Gogh died 1890 and the work dates by 1885; 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)

Español: Zorro volador, Van Gogh, 1885

Un murciélago de color pardo con las alas extendidas y membranas amarillo ocre pálido flota contra un fondo oscuro y moteado de verdes y marrones. Pinceladas sueltas y visibles modelan los delgados huesos de las alas y el cuerpo en esta pintura al óleo de un zorro volador.

Português: Raposa-voadora, Van Gogh, 1885

Um morcego de corpo marrom com asas abertas e membranas amarelo-ocre claro voa contra um fundo escuro e manchado de verdes e marrons. Pinceladas soltas e visíveis modelam os ossos finos das asas e o corpo nesta pintura a óleo de uma raposa-voadora.