"The Langlois Bridge at Arles with Women Washing (Otterlo, Kröller-Müller Museum; 1888) Oil on canvas54.0 x 65.0 cm.  Van Gogh thought of Arles as a French counterpart to the world he saw in the Japanese prints: clear air, blossoming trees, and the local people purposefully working in harmony with nature. He longed to see ""nature under a brighter sky"" to better understand what inspired the artists in Japan. He approached the subject of the Langlois Bridge mindful of the Japanese example, employing clear color and emphasizing the linear patterns of the bridge structure against the sky."
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