''View of Paris from Vincent's Room in the Rue Lepic'' ( nl, Gezicht op de daken van Parijs) is the name of two painting by

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post-impressionist artist

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in 1887 while he lived with his brother

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in Paris.

1887 paintings

In 1887 van Gogh lived with his brother

in an apartment in

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, which is located on Montmartre hill above the city of

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. This afforded him a beautiful view of the Paris skyline, which he painted several times. Two of the paintings were made in 1887. The second painting ''View from Vincent's Window'' was made from a similar vantage point of ''View of Paris from Vincent's Room in the Rue Lepic''. File:Van Gogh - Blick auf Paris aus Vincents Zimmer in der Rue Lepic1.jpeg, ''View from Vincent's Window''
1887
Private collection (F341a)

1886 painting

An earlier painting was made of the view from his window titled ''Roofs of Paris'' or ''View of Roofs and Backs of Houses''. Van Gogh had become aware of Impressionism soon after arriving in Paris, but it took a while before he assimilated the knowledge into his work. This early view of his window reflects the dark colors he had been accustomed to using, subdued browns and grays for the roofs and the backs of the houses. In it Van Gogh appears to focus primarily in the color graduations of the houses and rooflines. File:Van Gogh - Blick auf die Dächer von Paris.jpeg, ''View of Roofs and Backs of Houses''
1886

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, Amsterdam (F231)

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1887 paintings Paintings by Vincent van Gogh Paintings of Paris by Vincent van Gogh Collections of the Van Gogh Museum Paintings of Montmartre {{19C-painting-stub

1887 paintings

1886 painting

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