La Mousmé

Vincent van Gogh

1888 · Oil on canvas · National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC

Size2:3 ratio

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About this work

Artist: Vincent van Gogh (1853–1890)
Year: 1888
Medium: Oil on canvas
Original size: 73.3 × 60.3 cm
Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
Movement: Post-Impressionism

A girl of twelve or fourteen sits in a cane chair holding a sprig of oleander, her striped bodice and red-dotted skirt set against a plain pale ground. Van Gogh painted her in Arles in the summer of 1888 and borrowed the title from Pierre Loti's novel Madame Chrysanthème, in which a mousmé is a young Japanese girl; he imagined Provence as a Japan of the south, bright and clean. The bold complementary colours and clashing patterns come from the Japanese woodblock prints he collected, and he wrote that the portrait had taken him a whole week because he needed to keep his mental energy for it. It was one of the happiest and most productive periods of his life. The painting came to the National Gallery of Art in Washington with the Chester Dale bequest in 1963.

This print reproduces the whole work, uncropped, from a high-resolution scan of the original. The original is in the public domain.

Details & materials

• Restored in-house from the original painting — cleaned and colour-trued at museum resolution • Heavyweight matte fine-art paper, giclée printed at 300 DPI • Sizes: 12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in; 16×24 and 24×36 also available framed in black or natural wood • Made to order; colours may vary slightly from screen

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Produced in 2–4 business days, then shipped from the facility nearest you. Delivery is typically 3–6 business days (US/UK/EU) and 5–12 worldwide. Because each print is made to order we don't take change-of-mind returns, but if it arrives damaged or flawed we'll reprint or refund it — no return needed. Full policy →

Is this the whole painting, or a crop?

The whole work, uncropped. The image fills the print at the painting's own proportions; nothing is trimmed to fit a frame.

Is La Mousmé in the public domain?

Yes. Vincent van Gogh (1853–1890) died more than 70 years ago and the work was published before 1929, so the painting itself is public domain. This print is a reproduction made from a high-resolution scan of the original, which is held by National Gallery of Art.

What is it printed on?

Heavyweight matte fine-art paper with pigment inks, made to order in 12×18, 16×24 and 24×36 inches; the two larger sizes are also offered framed. Colours are matched to the scan, not brightened.

When was La Mousmé painted, and in what medium?

La Mousmé dates from 1888 and was made in oil on canvas; the original measures 73.3 × 60.3 cm.

What size works above a sofa or bed?

For a standard three-seat sofa or a queen bed, 24×36 inches reads as a single statement piece; 16×24 suits a narrower wall or a pairing. The print's proportions follow the original, so a landscape-format painting is wider than it is tall.

About this design

La Mousmé (Vincent van Gogh) — La Mousmé · Vincent van Gogh · 1888. This is a fine-art reproduction of a public-domain masterwork, shown whole and uncropped on a gallery ground, printed to order on heavyweight matte fine-art paper. Three sizes (12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in); the 16×24 and 24×36 are also offered framed. Part of the Madten Fine Art Collection. — — — Printed to order and shipped by our production partner, Gelato.

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