https://padlet.com/skeffie76/jew0ijpm47b8 Van Gogh's works of art en-us 2018-11-29 10:56:07 UTC 2025-10-01 15:21:14 UTC hello@padlet.com skeffie76 https://padlet.com/skeffie76/jew0ijpm47b8/wish/309220420 While he was in Arles, Van Gogh made this painting of his bedroom in the Yellow House. He prepared the room himself with simple furniture and with his own work on the wall. The bright colours were meant to express absolute ‘repose’ or ‘sleep’. Research shows that the strongly contrasting colours we see in the work today are the result of discolouration over the years. The walls and doors, for instance, were originally purple rather than blue]]> 2018-11-29 11:40:14 UTC https://padlet.com/skeffie76/jew0ijpm47b8/wish/309220420 skeffie76 https://padlet.com/skeffie76/jew0ijpm47b8/wish/309220619 Van Gogh had a special interest in sowers throughout his artistic career. All in all, he made more than 30 drawings and paintings on this theme. He painted this sower in the autumn of 1888. At the time, Van Gogh was working together with Paul Gauguin (1848-1903). Gauguin believed that in his work Van Gogh should draw less on reality and more on his imaginatio]]> 2018-11-29 11:40:58 UTC https://padlet.com/skeffie76/jew0ijpm47b8/wish/309220619