Vincent van Gogh
フィンセント・ファン・ゴッホ · 1853–1890
Bridge in the Rain (after Hiroshige) — Mug
Van Gogh’s 1887 copy of Hiroshige’s Sudden Shower — the same bridge and the same rain, in thick oil paint, with a border of copied characters.
$14.90
The story and details
The story: Painted in Paris alongside his plum-tree copy, it shows him studying how Hiroshige drew weather with nothing but lines. He carried that lesson south to Arles the following year. The painting is in the Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam; Hiroshige’s print is on another mug in this shop.
Details: Glossy white ceramic · 11 oz · the picture printed on both sides with the artist’s name beneath · dishwasher- and microwave-safe · lead- and BPA-free.
The artist
フィンセント・ファン・ゴッホ — Vincent van Gogh, 1853–1890.
Japonisme's most ardent disciple — he copied Hiroshige in oil paint.
