The Bedroom
Vincent van Gogh (Dutch, 1853–1890)1889
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Archival matte paper, 189 g/m² (10.3 mil), sourced from Japan, printed with multicolor water-based inkjet so every brushstroke stays crisp. Framed prints arrive ready to hang in a .75″ ayous-wood frame with an acrylite front. Sized to standard frames by cropping, never stretching — at most about 3% comes off one edge, which isn’t noticeable on most pieces, and we only offer a size when it stays that small.
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About this work
Perhaps the most famous depiction of a bedroom in Western art history, this vibrant painting documents Vincent van Gogh’s sleeping quarters in his beloved “Yellow House” in Arles, France. The composition exists in three versions, the first of which Van Gogh conceived in October 1888, a month after he moved into the home. In a letter to his brother Theo, he described having painted “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.” With its bold colors, thick and broken brushwork, and sharply receding lines, the picture might suggest a nervous energy. But the artist understood it as a calming and restful image.
The painting in the Art Institute’s collection is Van Gogh’s second version of the scene, made nearly a year after the first, in September 1889. He produced a third, smaller version at the same time as a gift for his mother and sister.
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Original size
- 73.6 × 92.3 cm (29 × 36 5/8 in.)
Museum record · 3 owners · 16 exhibitions
Provenance
- The artist; sent to his brother, Theo van Gogh (died 1891), Paris, Dec. 18, 1889; by descent to Johanna van Gogh-Bonger (died 1925), the Netherlands, 1891; sold to Jos Hessel, Paris, by 1901.
- Carl Reininghaus, Vienna, by 1909, to at least 1914.
- Paul Rosenberg, Paris and New York, by 1926; sold to Frederic Clay Bartlett, Chicago, Dec. 1926; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1926.
Exhibitions
- Paris, Galerie Vollard, 1895, no cat. Paris, Galerie Bernheim-Jeune, Vincent van Gogh, Mar. 15–31, 1901, as La Chambre de Vincent à Arles.
- Vienna Secession, Internationalen Kunstschau, May–Oct. 1909, room 14, as Das Schlafzimmer.
- Berlin, Paul Cassirer, Zehnte Ausstellung: Vincent van Gogh: 30 März 1853–29 Juli 1890, May–June 1914, as Das Schlafzimmer.
- New York, Museum of Modern Art, First Loan Exhibition: Cézanne, Gauguin, Seurat, Van Gogh, Nov. 7–Dec. 7, 1929, as Van Gogh's Room at Arles (La Chambre à Arles).
- Art Institute of Chicago, A Century of Progress, June 1–Nov. 1, 1933.
- Art Institute of Chicago, A Century of Progress, June 1–Nov. 1, 1934.
- Toledo Museum of Art, French Impressionists and Post Impressionists, Nov. 1934.
- Art Institute of Chicago, Paintings and Drawings by Vincent van Gogh, lent through the Museum of Modern Art, N.Y., Aug. 26–Se, 1936, no cat. Amsterdam, Van Gogh Museum, Vincent van Gogh Paintings, Mar. 30–July 29, 1990.
- Essen, Museum Folkwang, Vincent van Gogh und die Moderne 1890–1914, Aug. 11–Nov. 4, 1990, as Das Schlafzimmer; Amsterdam, Van Gogh Museum, Nov. 16, 1990–Feb. 18, 1991.
- Art Institute of Chicago, Van Gogh and Gauguin: The Studio of the South, Se, 2001–Jan. 13, 2002.
- Amsterdam, Van Gogh Museum, Van Gogh and Expressionism, Nov. 24, 2006-Mar. 2, 2007; New York, Neue Gallery, Mar. 23-July 2, 2007.
- Fort Worth, TX, Kimbell Museum of Art, The Impressionists: Master Paintings from the Art Institute of Chicago, June 29–Nov. 2, 2008.
- Amsterdam, Van Gogh Museum, Van Gogh at Work, Se, 2013 - Jan. 13, 2014.
- Art Institute of Chicago, Van Gogh’s Bedrooms, Feb. 14–May 10, 2016, no cat. no., plate 26.
- Detroit Institute of Art, Van Gogh and America, Oct. 2, 2022 - Jan. 22, 2023.
- London, National Gallery, Vincent van Gogh: Poets and Lovers, Se, 2024–Jan. 19, 2025.
