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Van Goghs Chair
Van Gogh’s ChairOil on canvas, 1888 What gives this picture of Van Goghs Chair it expressive power? Is it Van Gogh’s conscious concern with the effect of light? Perhaps in part, for he has changed a chair of unpainted wood into yellow on order to heighten its contrast with the red and to achieve an integrated harmony of color. But beyond the problems of design is the utter seriousness with which the painter regarded such familiar objects, a respect so profound as almost to transform them into living beings. Like the rest of his bedroom in Arles they become symbols of stability in Van Gogh’s world of continual crisis. Own An Original Re-Creation
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Hand-painted in oils by a professional artist
