The artwork titled “Couple Walking Arm in Arm with a Child in the Rain,” created by Vincent van Gogh in 1890 in Auvers-sur-Oise, France, belongs to the Post-Impressionism art movement and represents a sketch and study genre. Executed with pencil on paper, this piece is housed in the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
The artwork depicts a couple walking arm in arm along with a child amidst a rainy scene. The figures are rendered with robust and expressive lines, typical of Van Gogh’s style. The adults are dressed in period attire, with the man wearing a hat and the woman in a long dress. The child, holding hands with the adults, appears to be animated, perhaps skipping or playfully hopping along. The background features a landscape with wavy lines suggesting rain and movement, while distant elements like trees and buildings add to the depth and context of the piece. The overall composition exudes a sense of familial bond and togetherness amidst the gloom of a rainy day.
