Bedroom Van Gogh
Vincent van gogh bedroom in arles 1888 first version key facts here are some of the key facts about the painting.
Bedroom van gogh. To van gogh this picture was an expression of perfect rest or sleep in general. It depicts van gogh s. By use of strong contrasting colours van gogh sought to express particular emotions. La chambre à coucher there are three authentic versions described in his letters easily distinguishable from one another.
La chambre à arles. Bedroom in arles french. In this post i take a closer look at bedroom in arles by vincent van gogh a colorful depiction of his bedroom with an awkward perspective and the typical van gogh style. The wall on the left has.
Along the wall to the right is a chair table with water on it and a window overlooking the street. The bright cheerful little room has become a field of rapid convergences sharp angles and contrasts of high color. Van gogh produced three almost identical paintings on the theme of his bedroom. The bedroom currently on view vincent van gogh 1853 1890 arles october 1888 oil on canvas 72 4 cm x 91 3 cm.
While in arles van gogh made this painting of his bedroom which he had fitted out with simple wooden furniture and his own art on the walls. Slaapkamer te arles is the title given to each of three similar paintings by 19th century dutch post impressionist painter vincent van gogh. The perspective vision of the walls and bed is as exciting. 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.
Van gogh s own title for this composition was simply the bedroom french. Here the pale purple of the tiles the yellow of the furniture and the light violet of the walls are intended to evoke the rest or sleep that he experienced in his.