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About the Artwork

A Single Red Crab on a Green Ground

This Van Gogh Crab on Its Back canvas print focuses on one upturned crab. Its red legs and claws spread across a green background, with pale accents breaking up the body. The compact subject fills the scene without the distraction of a wider shoreline or table setting.

Artwork and design

The crab’s bent limbs create an irregular pattern around the central shell. Dark contours separate each narrow form from the ground. Warm red and ochre sit against cool green, while small light areas make the underside and joints easier to follow.

About this design

The Van Gogh Museum identifies this single-crab composition as Crab on Its Back, catalogued as F605, and dates it to Paris in 1887. It is distinct from Van Gogh’s separate Two Crabs painting. This reproduction follows the one-crab arrangement with its exposed underside and radiating legs.

Rooms and interiors

Display this Van Gogh red crab framed canvas in a kitchen, dining room or coastal-inspired office. Green accessories echo the ground, while a small red accent can connect the artwork with the room. A fine art print suits close inspection of the claws and shell markings.

Available Print and Display Options

  • Framed Canvas
  • Stretched Canvas
  • Framed Fine Art Prints
  • Rolled Poster Prints
  • Metal Wall Art
  • Peel & Stick Wall Art

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Canvas Prints

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Material

– Genuine artist quality canvas

– Poly cotton blend

– Chemistry perfect protective finish

– Scratch, crack, & warp resistant

Print

– State of the art printing technology for sharp photographic reproduction and color fidelity

– UL certified GREENGUARD GOLD ink

– Water resistant

– Fade resistant

– Anti-yellowing

Finished Edges

–  Gallery wrapped edges for a professional finish

– Available in solid color wrap, mirror wrap or full image wrap finish

Stretcher Bar

– 1.25” Thick

– FSC Certified from sustainable forests

– Knot free

– Finger jointed for strength

– Sap free

– Kiln dried

– Warp free – will not bow

– Shallow wall offset

Mounting

– Ready to hang – pre-installed sawtooth hanging hardware

– Rubber bumpers – protects wall surface and keeps print straight on the wall

Crab on Its Back – Vincent van Gogh Red Crab and Green Still Life Wall Art

A single red crab lies on its back against a vivid green ground. Curved legs, raised claws and pale shell markings give Vincent van Gogh’s close marine study an intricate silhouette and a strong warm-to-cool color contrast.

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