Dim grayscale sketch of a dark tower-like building under a cloudy dusk sky, with a small figure in a pale head covering standing in the foreground.

Twilight, Before the Storm: Montmartre

A dim, sketchy grayscale study shows a tall dark building with a chimney-like tower under a cloudy twilight sky. In the foreground a small figure in dark clothing and a pale head covering stands on a pale path, with a dark row of crowd or trees along the right.

Artist: Vincent van Gogh
Date: 1886
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Size: 1212 × 1914 px

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Public domain · Vincent van Gogh died 1890 and the work dates by 1886; public domain in the US and life+70 countries.
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Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Vincent van Gogh, via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

19th century post-impressionism 1880s 1886 cloudy sky van gogh dusk montmartre chimneys twilight lone figure monochrome