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Bedroom in Arles is the title given to three closely related oil paintings by Vincent van Gogh showing his bedroom in the Yellow House in Arles, France. He painted the first version in 1888 and later produced two repetitions, varying details such as the pictures on the wall. The tilted perspective, simplified furniture, strong outlines, and areas of flat color turn an ordinary domestic interior into a distinctly personal Post-Impressionist composition.
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Why did Van Gogh paint three versions of Bedroom in Arles?
Van Gogh first painted his room in the Yellow House in 1888, then produced two later oil versions after the original suffered water damage and while he was away from Arles. He also made drawn versions for letters to Theo and Paul Gauguin.
Where are the three Bedroom in Arles paintings?
The three oil versions are held by the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, the Art Institute of Chicago, and the Musée d'Orsay in Paris. They differ in size, details, and color because pigments changed and Van Gogh revised the composition.
Why does the room's perspective look distorted?
The Yellow House room itself had an unusual shape, but Van Gogh also simplified and flattened its perspective intentionally. The steep furniture and tilted walls make the space feel personal and emotionally charged rather than optically exact.
Whose portraits are hanging above the bed?
The identities vary between versions because Van Gogh changed the small portraits. In the first version, they include portraits associated with his friends Eugène Boch and Paul-Eugène Milliet.
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