““Au Charbonnage” Café” is an artwork by Vincent van Gogh, created in 1878 in Brussels, Belgium. Belonging to the Realism art movement, this piece is a cityscape and is currently housed in the Van Gogh Museum, located in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
The artwork depicts a modest café set within a somber urban scene. The café, named “Au Charbonnage” as indicated by the sign above its entrance, features worn, rustic architecture. The building’s facade is rendered in muted tones, with visible textures suggesting age and wear. The cobbled street in the foreground enhances the sense of realism, grounding the scene in a tangible everyday setting. The atmosphere is further enriched by the dark, moody sky overhead, imparting an almost melancholic tone to the overall composition.
