Early in 1888, Van Gogh travelled to the fishing village of Les Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer. He lived in Arles, and had never seen the Mediterranean Sea. He had to travel for hours in a coach to get there. But after the trip, he was greeted by the Mediterranean. Van Gogh stayed a while in Les Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer. In barely a week, he made nine drawings and three paintings in and around the village.
This animation of 'Seascape near Les Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer', (1888) is made by Andrey Zakirzyanov.
Vincent van Gogh. 1889. Peasant Woman Binding Sheaves / Peasant Woman Bruising Flax. In exhibiton in Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam, Netherlands. Photo by Jean Carlo Emer.