Vincent van gogh 1853 1890 arles october 1888 oil on canvas 72 4 cm x 91 3 cm credits obliged to state.
Van gogh room.
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.
Van gogh s own title for this composition was simply the bedroom french.
Van gogh museum amsterdam vincent van gogh foundation while he was in arles van gogh made this painting of his bedroom in the yellow house.
La chambre à coucher.
To van gogh this picture was an expression of perfect rest or sleep in general.
Van gogh conceived the first bedroom in october 1888 a month after he moved into his yellow house in arles france.
Along the wall to the right is a chair table with water on it and a window overlooking the street.
Oil on canvas 72 x 90 cm van gogh museum amsterdam the painting depicts van gogh s bedroom at 2 place lamartine in arles bouches du rhône france known as the yellow house.
Upon entering the room there is a bed to the right.
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.