🏥 The Hospital of Saint-Rémy – Vincent van Gogh (1889)

A facade of light behind a swirl of trees

In this vibrant composition, Van Gogh reveals to us a scene from his daily life at the Saint-Paul-de-Mausole asylum, in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence. The yellow architecture of the hospital emerges through a moving vegetal curtain, dominated by twisted, almost dancing trees, and a sky filled with swirling energies. The work is both documentary and emotional, descriptive and laden with symbols.

Historical context of the work

Painted in 1889, during Van Gogh's stay at the psychiatric hospital where he had voluntarily admitted himself, this painting reflects both his artistic lucidity and his troubled mental state. It is in this place that he created some of his most famous works, including "The Starry Night". Here, he shows not his confinement, but what he sees: a calm building, in the heart of an intense vegetal world.

Visual analysis: plant energy and architectural contrast

The hospital facade, calm, symmetrical and bathed in yellow, is in strong contrast with the trees with distorted shapes and the undulating brushstrokes of the sky. The palette is rich: deep greens, vibrant blues, golden yellows, earthy reds. The circular movements of the paint convey a palpable psychic and sensory intensity, without ever giving in to abstraction.

Symbolic and emotional reading

This painting is a reflection of Van Gogh's inner struggle: between order and chaos, between confinement and openness. The hospital, far from being dark or unsettling, seems welcoming, but it is the surrounding nature that bubbles with emotion, as if expressing what the artist could not say. It is a work of tension, of resilience, of inner life projected outward.

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🏡 Decoration idea: a work of character and intensity

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