“Montmartre the Quarry and Windmills” is an oil on canvas cityscape artwork by Vincent van Gogh, created in 1886 in Paris, France. This piece exemplifies the Post-Impressionism art movement and is currently housed in the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
The artwork depicts a serene, rustic scene in Montmartre, characterized by its pastoral landscape that features a quarry in the foreground and windmills atop a gently sloping hillside in the background. The color palette is earthy and subdued, with green tones dominating the hill, mixing with the muted browns and beiges of the quarry and its rocky terrain. The sky is depicted with softly blended whites, blues, and purple hues, suggesting a cloudy day that enhances the tranquil atmosphere. The brushstrokes are dynamic yet controlled, capturing the essence of the landscape with Van Gogh’s distinctive style. Human figures are present, but they are small and do not dominate the scene, instead serving as subtle accents that emphasize the vastness of the landscape and the scale of human activity within it.
