Talk:Rain (Van Gogh)

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Did you know... that Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh used slanted lines to depict rainfall in his 1889 painting Rain (shown), drawing inspiration from Japanese prints such as those by Hiroshige?

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The result was: promoted by Yoninah (talk) 19:14, 23 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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... that the Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh used slanted lines to depict rainfall in his 1889 painting Rain (pictured), drawing inspiration from Japanese prints such as those by Hiroshige?

Reviewed: Jew with a coin

~~Created by Theramin (talk) and Coffeeandcrumbs (talk).~~ Resurrected and Nominated by Coffeeandcrumbs (talk) at 08:16, 14 February 2020 (UTC).[reply]

new enough, long enough, have read the sources and no issues. Note, have been following the article since its inception. However, I think that the artist painted the image as part of a series during a self committed stay at an asylum would be a meatier hook. Let me think. Ceoil (talk) 21:36, 15 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

The Reaper or Wheat Field with Reaper or Wheat Field with Reaper and Sun

Moved to Talk:Reaper (Van Gogh series)