Van Gogh Bed Bedroom At Arles Analysis

Owning a home is an important step in everyone’s life. Most people want a place they can call their own, to live in a space without relying on the dependency of others. Throughout his life, Van Gogh had lived in approximately thirty-seven different homes, some of which he only spent weeks in. Due to his financial status, Van Gogh would constantly have to rely on the hospitality of his family and friends, spending his time as nothing more than a border. However, in 1888 he was final able to find a home of his own within the ‘Yellow House’ in Arles France. This home was the first he could ever call his own, and served as a source of inspiration inspiring multiple paintings showing off his space (Groom). The painting by Van Gogh entitled Bedroom at Arles (Figure 1) in 1889 (oil on canvas) held a remarkable significance for him, embodying a sense of stability and independence, where he could freely work to express his creativity.
The term home has many different connotations, but in each it refers to a sense of belonging and …show more content…
Plus since he was unable to make a living off his work he could not afford and extravagantly furnished home. “The modest bedroom is full of the personality of the man. No painter of Van Gogh’s generation felt his surrounding more keenly than he. (R. M. F., 94) In addition, his interest in Japanese art and the simplicity it created was deemed more than just an artistic style but as a means by how to live. Even though there is such an importance placed on the color of the room, only the three main primary colors, red, yellow, and blue are represented. These colors do not match those in his written descriptions as he described the walls being a violet color and the pillows and sheets of the bedding being green in color. By simplifying the colors in his painting, it coincides with his view of a restful