Dark painted landscape of a narrow ditch with a wooden footbridge, trees on the right, and a grey cloudy sky with a pale glow at the horizon.

Footbridge Across a Ditch

A dark, moody landscape shows a narrow ditch of still water running diagonally toward the viewer, crossed by a wooden footbridge with railings at left. Tall bare-leaved trees line the right bank beneath a heavy grey sky with a pale band of light at the horizon.

Artist: Vincent van Gogh
Date: 1883
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Source: Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size: 1334 × 1775 px

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Public domain · Vincent van Gogh died 1890 and the work dates by 1883; 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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