Arles · 1888–1889

The Courtyard of the Hospital at Arles

La Cour de l'hôpital d'Arles · 阿尔勒医院庭院

The cloister garden where Vincent was treated after the ear incident, painted as a formal enclosure.

Year

1889

Medium

Oil on canvas

Period

Arles (1888–1889)

Collection

Oskar Reinhart Collection, Winterthur

Palette

green, blue, sand

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