Van Gogh moved to Arles, hoping for refuge at a time when he was ill from drink and suffering from smoker's cough.
He seems to have moved to the town with thoughts of founding a utopian art colony.
He arrived on 21 February 1888 and took a room at the Hôtel-Restaurant Carrel, which he had idealistically expected to look like
one of Hokusai (1760–1849) or Utamaro's (1753–1806) prints. On 1 May, he signed a lease for 15 francs per month in the eastern
wing of the Yellow House at No. 2 Place Lamartine. Although the Yellow House had to be furnished before he could fully move in,
Van Gogh was able to utilize it as a studio. When Gauguin agreed to visit Arles, Van Gogh hoped for friendship and for his
utopian idea of a collective of artists. In anticipation, that August he painted sunflowers.
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Ploughed Field 1888 |
Portrait of Eugene Boch 1888 |
The Poet's Garden 1888 |
Self-Portrait. Dedicated to Paul Gauguin 1888 |
The Sower: Outskirts of Arles in the Background 1888 |
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Starry Night Over the Rhone 1888 |
Vincent s House in Arles The Yellow House 1888 |
Portrait of Milliet, Second Lieutenant of the Zouaves 1888 |
Willows at Sunset 1888 |
The Brothel 1888 |
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The Lovers The Poet s Garden IV 1888 |
The Park at Arles with the Entrance Seen through the Trees 1888 |
Portrait of the Artist's Mother 1888 |
Public Garden with Couple and Blue Fir Tree The Poet s Garden III 1888 |
The Public Park at Arles 1888 |
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The Railway Bridge over Avenue Montmajour, Arles 1888 |
The Sower 1888 |
Still Life French Novels 1888 |
Tarascon Diligence 1888 |
The Trinquetaille Bridge 1888 |
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Vincent s Bedroom in Arles 1888 |
Les Alyscamps 1888 |
Trunk of an Old Yew Tree 1888 |
L'Arlesienne Madame Ginoux with Gloves and Umbrella 1888 |
L'Arlesienne Madame Ginoux with Books 1888 |
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Les Alyscamps 1888 |
Les Alyscamps 1888 |
Les Alyscamps Falling Autumn Leaves 1888 |
Memory of the Garden at Etten 1888 |
The Red Vineyard 1888 |
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The Sower 1888 |
The Sower 1888 |
Mother Roulin with Her Baby 1888 |
Mother Roulin with Her Baby 1888 |
Portrait of Armand Roulin 1888 |
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Portrait of Armand Roulin 1888 |
Portrait of Camille Roulin 1888 |
Portrait of Camille Roulin 1888 |
Portrait of Madame Augustine Roulin 1888 |
Portrait of the Postman Joseph Roulin 1888 |
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Self-Portrait 1888 |
Paul Gauguin. Man in a Red Beret 1888 |
The Schoolboy Camille Roulin 1888 |
The Baby Marcelle Roulin 1888 |
The Baby Marcelle Roulin 1888 |
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The Baby Marcelle Roulin 1888 |
The Dance Hall in Arles 1888 |
La Berceuse. Augustine Roulin 1888 |
The Novel Reader 1888 |
Paul Gauguin's Armchair 1888 |
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Portrait of Joseph-Michel Ginoux 1888 |
Portrait of a One-Eyed Man 1888 |
The Smoker 1888 |
Spectators in the Arena at Arles 1888 |
Vincent s Chair with His Pipe 1888 |
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Young Man with a Cap 1888 |
Crab on Its Back 1889 |
Madame Roulin Rocking the Cradle La Berceuse 1889 |
La Berceuse Augustine Roulin 1889 |
Portrait of Doctor Felix Rey 1889 |
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Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear 1889 |
Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear and Pipe 1889 |
Still Life with Oranges, Lemons and Blue Gloves 1889 |
Still Life Bloaters on a Piece of Yellow Paper 1889 |
Still Life Drawing Board, Pipe, Onions and Sealing-Wax 1889 |
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Two Red Herrings 1889 |
Still Life Vase with Fifteen Sunflowers 1889 |
Still Life Vase with Fifteen Sunflowers 1889 |
Still Life Vase with Twelve Sunflowers 1889 |
Two Crabs |
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La Berceuse. Augustine Roulin 1889 |
La Berceuse. Augustine Roulin 1889 |
Two White Butterflies 1889 |
Clumps of Grass 1889 |
The Courtyard of the Hospital at Arles 1889 |
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A Field of Yellow Flowers 1889 |
Grass and Butterflies 1889 |
La Crau with Peach Trees in Blossom 1889 |
Orchard in Blossom with View of Arles 1889 |
Pollard Willows 1889 |
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Portrait of the Postman Joseph Roulin 1889 |
Portrait of the Postman Joseph Roulin 1889 |
Portrait of the Postman Joseph Roulin 1889 |
Red Chestnuts in the Public Park at Arles 1889 |
Rosebush in Blossom 1889 |
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View of Arles with Trees in Blossom 1889 |
Ward in the Hospital in Arles 1889 |
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