View of the Asylum and Chapel of Saint-Rémy
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| Artist | Vincent van Gogh |
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| Year | 1889 |
| Type | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 45.1 cm × 60.4 cm (17.8 in × 23.8 in) |
| Location | Private collection (F803, JH2124) |
View of the Asylum and Chapel of Saint-Rémy is an oil on canvas painting by Vincent van Gogh that he painted in autumn 1889 at Saint-Rémy, France, where he had voluntarily incarcerated himself in a lunatic asylum.
The painting was originally thought to be a view of the church at Labbeville, near Auvers, where he moved following his stay at the asylum, but it is now accepted to be a view of the asylum and church at Saint-Rémy.[1] It may have been among the 'autumn studies' mentioned in Vincent's letter to his brother Theo of 7 December 1989.[2]
The painting was in the collection of the actress Elizabeth Taylor, on display in her living room, and was sold at auction in 2012 following her death for $15,991,575.[3]
References
Bibliography
- de la Faille, Jacob-Baart. The Works of Vincent van Gogh: His Paintings and Drawings. Amsterdam: Meulenhoff, 1970. ISBN 978-1-55660-811-7
- Hulsker, Jan. The Complete Van Gogh. Oxford: Phaidon, 1980. ISBN 0-7148-2028-8
- Naifeh, Steven; Smith, Gregory White. Van Gogh: The Life. Profile Books, 2011. ISBN 978-1-84668-010-6
