Matteo Massagrande
Gli alberi e la miniera, 2020
Oil and mixed media on board
150 x 150 cm
59.1 x 59.1 in
59.1 x 59.1 in
The Mine and the Trees '...Nearby, the large, sombre buildings of the Marcasse mine, standing alone and set apart on the flat field, which that night, during the violent rains,...
The Mine and the Trees
"...Nearby, the large, sombre buildings of the Marcasse mine, standing alone and set apart on the flat field, which that night, during the violent rains, truly reminded one of the hulk of Noah’s ark, as it would have appeared in the darkness of the Flood by the light of a lightning flash."
152
Br. 1990: 151 | CL: 130
From: Vincent van Gogh
To: Theo van Gogh
Location: Wasmes
Date: on or about Thursday 19 June 1879
"...Nearby, the large, sombre buildings of the Marcasse mine, standing alone and set apart on the flat field, which that night, during the violent rains, truly reminded one of the hulk of Noah’s ark, as it would have appeared in the darkness of the Flood by the light of a lightning flash."
152
Br. 1990: 151 | CL: 130
From: Vincent van Gogh
To: Theo van Gogh
Location: Wasmes
Date: on or about Thursday 19 June 1879
