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La Mousmé
is an
oil painting
on canvas completed by
Vincent van Gogh
in 1888. Inspired by
Pierre Loti
's novel
Madame Chrysanthème
and
Japanese artwork
, it depicts what van Gogh called "a Japanese girl—Provençal in this case—twelve to fourteen years old." She wears an outfit from the
Arles
region of southern France, and her coloration is that of a girl from the region, but with a Japanese influence. The painting is now held by the
National Gallery of Art
in
Washington, D.C.
Painting:
Vincent van Gogh
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