Arles Room Van Gogh

Bedroom in arles by vincent van gogh was a well known series of paintings produced by the artist in the french town of arles where he spent much of his later years there were three works within this series and they were spread across the prolific period of 1888 1889 when the painter came up with many of his best paintings.

Arles room van gogh.

Van gogh produced three almost identical paintings on the theme of his bedroom. When van gogh moved to arles he initially booked a room at a hotel where he hoped to stay learn and paint. The bedroom currently on view vincent van gogh 1853 1890 arles october 1888 oil on canvas 72 4 cm x 91 3 cm. The places in the city where the artist set up his easel are marked with panels representing his paintings.

The perspective vision of the walls and bed is as exciting. Slaapkamer te arles is the title given to each of three similar paintings by 19th century dutch post impressionist painter vincent van gogh. The first in the van gogh museum in amsterdam was executed in october 1888 and damaged during a flood that occurred while the painter was in hospital in arles. La chambre à coucher there are three authentic versions described in his letters easily distinguishable from one another.

Van gogh s own title for this composition was simply the bedroom french. La chambre à arles. To van gogh this picture was an expression of perfect rest or sleep in general. During his stay in arles between february 1888 and may 1889 vincent van gogh executed about 300 paintings and drawings.

The bright cheerful little room has become a field of rapid convergences sharp angles and contrasts of high color. Bedroom in arles french. It depicts van gogh s bedroom at 2 place lamartine in arles bouches du rhône france which is known as the yellow house. This moment marked the first time the artist had a home of his own and he had immediately and enthusiastically set about decorating painting a suite of canvases to fill the walls.

He decided instead to rent a house and spend his time there instead as it was a much more affordable option. He had plans for the yellow house to become an artist s colony where artists could stay and support each other. Upon entering the room there is a bed to the right. Van gogh s bedroom or bedroom in arles painting is of a room where one sleeps and he wanted the painting to put the viewer s mind and imagination at rest.

That proved to be too expensive though. Along the wall to the right is a chair table with water on it and a window overlooking the street.