I čuvene Suncokrete naslikao je u Arlu He also painted his famous Sunflowers in Arles
establishing an artists’colony. He started painting for the house, to decorate it, and waited for his friend who he admired - Paul Guaguin. Among these paintings are the Bedroom in Arles - Vincent’s room, Vase with Twelve Sun owers, The Yellow House, The Night Café and Café Terrace at Night, all of which are characterised by vibrant colours. He also painted both Gauguin’s and Vincent’s chairs. And al- though it will never be completely clear what happened between the two art- ists, after one fruitful and peaceful peri- od during which they lived and worked together, everything ended in con ict and Van Gogh’s breakdown. He alleged- ly attacked Gauguin with a knife, then cut o his own ear. He ended up in hos- pital su ering from a mental breakdown and Gauguin left Arles never to return, de- spite Van Gogh later begging him to return. Van Gogh would end up at Saint Paul de Mausole Monastery in Saint-Rémy-de- Provence, which served as a sanatorium for the mentally ill and where many of his paintings were created depicting sunsets over lavender elds, yellowing vineyards, olive groves etc. In Arles itself, while Vincent’s favourite sun bakes everything mercilessly, you can visit all the places that the painter loved and which he has immortalised in his paintings. Many cafes still exist today on the Place du Forum , including the one depicted in his famous Café Terrace at Night painting. On the place where the yellow house stood, which no longer exists after being de- stroyed during a bombing raid, stands Van Gogh’s picture. It was here that his famous Sun owers were created, as well as an entire array of self-portraits and many other works, all of which are great reasons to follow in his footsteps and familiarise yourself with his Arles.
Jedan od mnogih autoportreta One of many self- portraits
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