Why it matters
The village church of Auvers-sur-Oise appears violet against a sky of pure cobalt blue. Van Gogh wrote to his sister that it was nearly the same as his studies of the old tower in Nuenen, 'only now the colour is more expressive, more sumptuous'.
Did you know?
- It was painted in June 1890.
- Auvers lies 27 km north-west of Paris.
- It shows a nostalgia for the north.
Based on the Wikipedia article The Church at Auvers (CC BY-SA 4.0).
