Arles · 1888–1889

The Bedroom

La Chambre à coucher · 阿尔勒的卧室

Vincent's own room in the Yellow House, painted in flat colour blocks because he wanted it to read like a Japanese print.

Year

1888

Medium

Oil on canvas

Period

Arles (1888–1889)

Collection

Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam

Palette

pale blue, butter yellow, red

Reference articles · 10

Ten angles on one painting: what it shows, how it was painted, what Vincent wrote, where it hangs, how it survives printing, and what to hang it next to.

• About the work The Bedroom — About the work 2 min
• The story behind it The Bedroom — The story behind it 2 min
• Brushwork and colour The Bedroom — Brushwork and colour 2 min
• What Vincent wrote The Bedroom — What Vincent wrote 2 min
• Where to see it The Bedroom — Where to see it 2 min
• How it survives reproduction The Bedroom — How it survives reproduction 2 min
• Which products suit it The Bedroom — Which products suit it 2 min
• Hanging and styling The Bedroom — Hanging and styling 2 min
• How to read it The Bedroom — How to read it 2 min
• Compared with his other work The Bedroom — Compared with his other work 2 min