Posts Tagged: Arles
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Apr 09, 2013
No CommentsVincent van Gogh’s Bedroom
On loan from the Musee D’Orsay, the popular Vincent’s Bedroom in Arles, is currently on display at The Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA) in an exhibition titled Guest of Honor: Van Gogh’s Bedroom in Arles. The painting will be displayed along with three other paintings by Van Gogh including Self Portrait with Straw Hat –...
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Jan 03, 2013
No CommentsVan Gogh’s Langlois Bridge
At the age of 35, Vincent van Gogh seemed drawn to the Langlois Bridge in Arles, France. During his stay in Arles in 1888, he completed four oil paintings, one watercolor, and four drawings of the bridge. The Langlois Bridge was a drawbridge that crossed over the Arles to Bouc canal. It was one of...
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Sep 12, 2012
No CommentsThe Café Terrace on the Place du Forum (Café Terrace at Night)
Van Gogh painted The Café Terrace on the Place du Forum, or Café Terrace at Night, in mid-September of 1888, and it has become one of his most successful works. Following a summer in which he had spent time painting in the fields surrounding Arles, Van Gogh began to experiment with painting en plein air...
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Aug 14, 2012
1 CommentThe Night Cafe
In The Night Café we see the late night crowd at the Café de la Gare, an all night tavern run by Joseph-Michel Ginox and wife, Marie, located near Van Gogh’s Yellow House. It is one of Van Gogh’s most famous paintings and one of the best known from his time in...
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Aug 07, 2012
No CommentsGauguin at The Yellow House
During his first summer at the Yellow House, Van Gogh eagerly looked forward to the arrival of fellow artist Paul Gauguin. After a number of delays and excuses, Gauguin finally arrived on October 23, 1888, and Van Gogh’s dream of the Studio of the South was finally underway. For 63 days two of the greatest...
