Van Gogh exhibit

The Night Cafe in the Place Lamartine in Arles (1888) * Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, USA

This painting features one of the unusual perspectives he frequently used. The floor of the cafe covers a large portion of the canvas. It almost appears that the artist was floating high in the room to achieve this vantage point.

Van Gogh exhibit

It is fun to learn art history going literally inside the painting. I can feel the place as it was on Vincent time. The glare of gaslight permeates the space. Local down-and-outs and prostitutes are depicted slouched at tables and drinking together at the far end of the room, absorbed in their individual loneliness and despair, which is bitterly contrasted with the shocking colors of the billiard table, wine bottles, and glasses.

Van Gogh exhibit

The Night Café in the Place Lamartine in Arles was a place Vincent van Gogh often went to eat his meals. The gas lighting which had been recently introduced, allowed the café to stay open all night.

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Van Gogh exhibit

The unusual perspective, the glow of the gas lights, and the contrasting red and green color are combined to achieve an interesting view of the café.

The artist slept during the day and worked three consecutive nights while completing the picture of Café de l'Alcazar, an all-night haunt that he knew quite well.

Van Gogh exhibit

Fishing Boats on the Beach at Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer (1888) * Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

In May 1888 Vincent went to the coast (Les Saintes Maries-de-la-Mer) for a short stay. There he made nine drawings of the boats on the shore. Vincent used these as a basis for paintings when he returned home in Arles. He was fascinated by the colors of the sea and the shapes of the little fishing boats.

Van Gogh exhibit

Arles was an inward-looking depressed town when Van Gogh lived in the late nineteenth century. Today Arles is a major town on the tourist circuit, its fame sealed by the extraordinarily well-preserved Roman arena. It was the key city of the region in Roman times.

Arles: http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arles

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Van Gogh exhibit

Bridge in the rain (1887) * Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

The Bridge in the Rain illustrates Van Gogh’s interest in Japanese art. He painted this scene after a woodcut by Utagawa Hiroshige, which he had in his own collection. The borders are filled with calligraphic figures borrowed from other Japanese prints.


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