a very remarkable bridge, one that no longer exists, except in a painting by Van Gogh. The original drawbridge was replaced by a reinforced-concrete bridge in 1930. Van Gogh claimed the painting as "something funny... I will not create every day."
The Langlois Bridge at Arles is the subject of four oil paintings, one watercolor and four drawings by Vincent van Gogh.
Arthur C. Clarke made reference to van Gogh's Bridge at Arles in his novel 2001: A Space Odyssey. In it, the character David Bowman notices the painting when observing the living room of "an elegant, anonymous hotel suite" after travelling through the Stargate.
The Langlois Bridge at Arles with Women Washing is one of numerous van Gogh paintings visited by the unnamed dreamer in Akira Kurosawa’s film ‘’Dreams’’
WOW! Thanks for this.
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