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“ I didn’t realize it, but the days came along one after another, and then two years were gone, and everything was gone, and I was gone. ”
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64 days in heaven and hell (33)
Thoughts
Van Gogh felt alone and isolated after a couple of months in Arles. But now that he had hired the yellow house, old plans resurfaced: having his own studio, inviting friends to work side by side, creating a community of painters. Why not invite Gauguin? Or perhaps Bernard or Laval? Perhaps in time they could all join him? The little yellow house had some spare rooms after all!
And wouldn’t it be cheaper to share costs?Such thoughts ran through his mind when he painted this fine landscape with irises.
Vincent Van Gogh, Vue d’Arles avec iris (Field with Irises), May 1888. Oil on canvas, 54 x 65 cm. Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam (F 409, JH 1416)