Today 166 years ago the artist Eugene Boch (1 September 1855 - 3 January 1941) was born. Vincent van Gogh wrote to him only once, from Arles on 2 October 1888:
"And lastly, a study of the Rhône, of the town under gaslight and reflected in the blue river. With the starry sky above — with the Great Bear — with a pink and green sparkle on the cobalt blue field of the night sky, while the light of the town and its harsh reflections are of a red gold and a green tinged with bronze. Painted at night.”
Starry Night over the Rhône Arles, 1888 Oil on canvas 72,5 x 92 cm Musée d’Orsay, Paris
Starry Night over the Rhône is one of Van Gogh’s most romantic works. The shimmering reflections of the gas lighting on the water, and swirling colours of the stars in the sky above surround a couple, walking along the banks of the river, their arms interlocked. You can read more about it here:
#VanGogh of the Day: The Beach of Scheveningen, August 1882. Oil on paper on panel, 35.5 x 49.5 cm. Private collection, Minnesota Marine Art Museum, Winona.
