The famous artist Van Gogh and his painting “The Bedroom” as well as his
relationship with Theo are discussed in detail through this article.
This article covers the
qualities of Van Gogh's Bedroom painting and also comments on the artist's life
at this time in his career. Bedroom in Arles by Vincent van Gogh is a skilled
series of paintings produced in the last 19th century by this prominent Dutch
post-impressionist painter who has gone on to become one of the most popular
artists in the present day.
A close friend to
Vincent at the time was French artist Paul Gauguin and he also produced a
painting of the same subject, but in his own post-impressionist style. They
aimed to inspire each to better work through a competitive edge that worked to
a certain degree. The Bedroom itself was Vincent's and in the foreground is a
chair which was to become a topic on it's for a future painting, named simply
Chair. Comparing the two offers an insight into the minds of both painters, who
grew close during their time living in Arles.
The original had been
partially damaged which resulted in the need for further copies as well as good
discussions between Vincent and his art dealer brother. The three different
versions in this series experiment with different color tones for the
background decoration within the bedroom and also the third of the three was
marginally smaller. The discussion was over the merits of the original and
whether indeed it was good enough to warrant future copies and experimentation
within those.
Other works such as
Starry Night and several of the Sunflowers series also came at this time. There
was a series of three paintings and several letters and sketches all devoted to
his bedroom and these came about in 1888 to 1889 which was arguably the most
productive two years of his entire career. Close friend Gauguin showed
confidence in his friend by buying several of these paintings that later were
handed over to French art institutions who now display them around the country
to the masses.
The chair within it also
later became another great study piece because of the contrasting ways in which
Vincent and friend Paul Gauguin chose to cover it, offering a direct comparison
between two of the major influences within post-impressionist art. There can be
no doubt that Vincent's Bedroom is a charming piece of post-impressionist art
work which offers an interesting detail on the life of the artist and his
relationship with brother Theo, with the two discussing each of the paintings
frequently.
