The artwork, titled “A Pork-Butcher’s Shop Seen from a Window,” was created by Vincent van Gogh in 1888 in Arles, Bouches-du-Rhône, France. This oil painting on canvas belongs to the Post-Impressionism movement and is categorized as genre painting. It is currently housed in the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
The artwork portrays an exterior view of a pork-butcher’s shop as seen through a window. The vibrant and vivid colors used in the painting capture a lively and bright scene. The window frame, which occupies a significant portion of the composition, divides the view into sections, emphasizing the structured and linear aspects of the butcher’s shop’s façade. The awnings and the shop’s displays are depicted in a variety of hues, bringing an energetic and dynamic feel to the piece. The presence of a figure, presumably engaged in some activity, adds a narrative element to the painting, drawing viewers into the everyday life scene that van Gogh aimed to capture. The brushwork and color palette are characteristic of van Gogh’s unique style, giving the artwork a lively, almost pulsating quality.
