The Bedroom at Arles - 1888
Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam
28½" x 36"

This Famous painting shows the bedroom in Van Gogh's house at Arles, which he had decorated and furnished himself. To express "a feeling of rest", he showed his room in an uncharacteristically tidy state, containing only a few objects, which he painted in pure colours with strongly drawn outlines. However, there is something unsettling about the painting: the lines rush back in a disturbing way. This is one of three virtually identical versions of the painting- an indication of the importance Van Gogh attached to his room.