“Van Gogh conceived the first Bedroom in October 1888, a month after he moved into his “Yellow House” in Arles, France. This moment marked the first time the artist had a home of his own, and he had immediately and enthusiastically set about decorating, painting a suite of canvases to fill the walls. Completely exhausted from the effort, he spent two-and-a-half days in bed and was then inspired to create a painting of his bedroom. As he wrote to his brother Theo, “It amused me enormously doing this bare interior. With a simplicity à la Seurat. In flat tints, but coarsely brushed in full impasto, the walls pale lilac, the floor in a broken and faded red, the chairs and the bed chrome yellow, the pillows and the sheet very pale lemon green, the bedspread blood-red, the dressing-table orange, the washbasin blue, the window green. I had wished to express utter repose with all these very different tones.”
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So interesting!
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🙂🌻🙏
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Thank you for this. I also thought to myself, “I have seen this painting before” when I first saw it here. I did not realize that three versions were created. The science behind analyzing these masterpiece paintings is truly fascinating. I could watch these videos and learn about them all day long. I often wonder what the original artists would think of how people in the future would view their work. Wouldn’t it be interesting to know that? 🙂 Thank you again for a wonderful beginning to my day.
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It would be fascinating to know what these artists would think of our adoration of them today. One of my favorite video clips enacts this very circumstance in Vincent van Gogh meets Dr. Who: https://atsunnyside.blog/2022/08/17/img7536-vincent-van-gogh-1853-1890-paris/
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There is a three dimensional recreation of this room at the Grounds for Sculpture in Hamilton, NJ.
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Oh, I would LOVE to see that! Thanks, Dee. 🙂
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Anything by Vincent makes my heart hurt a bit. I love his writings and letters almost as much as his paintings.
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I feel the same way, Timelesslady. 🙂
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When I made homes as a poor poet, I’d cover broken furniture in tapestries, create reinforced cardboard box wall units (also fabric covered) and create collages to decorate the walls. No matter how poor, people always thought my homes were beautiful.
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Tapestries, fabric, and collages — your homes sound delightful, Ana! 😎❤️
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I hope I ever have one again. Right now it looks like I’ll not even be permitted to stay in my own van. The ACLU has it’s work cut out combating the wave of genocidal hysteria toward the marginalized among us.
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I agree completely, dear Ana. This should not be happening in our country. ❤️❤️❤️🙏
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An enjoyable post, thank you. A year or so back I visited the Van Gogh exhibition which was an extravaganza of visual imagery including video of his most famous works. I posted an image of me sitting in a replica set of the The Bedroom, you have at the start of your post. If you want a peek, go to: https://wordpress.com/post/viviennelingard.net/6259
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What a great post and picture, Vivienne! Thanks so much for sharing 😎 Something is messed up on wordpress right now, but I found the post at this link on your blog: https://viviennelingard.net/2021/09/23/a-van-gogh-inspired-post/
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Peaceful
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😎🌻
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