Both chairs function as surrogate portraits representing the personalities and distinct artistic outlooks of the two artists.
The chair and the pipe analysis.
Van gogh painted this picture as a pendant to another painting he made at the same time as gauguin s chair the paintings were done in december 1888 when the relationship between gauguin and van gogh had become strained and though as get nothing had been mentioned van gogh was aware of the fact that his dream of sharing a studio was rapidly disintegrating.
On 7 may 1888 van gogh moved from the hôtel carrel to the café de la gare at arles in.
The color composition of this work is based on variations around the pairs of primary complementaries blue and orange and red and green.
The emptiness of the painting is evident.
Van gogh s chair on which he placed his pipe and tobacco is shown in bright daylight.
A chair s purpose is relaxation for a person.
While van gogh s chair is simple and functional gauguin s is an elegant and finely carved armchair.
William hardy s book van gogh.
The only object in the painting other than his pipe and tobacco on the straw seat of the chair is a box with the artist s characteristic vincent signature on it.
The history and techniques of the great masters provides an insightful description of the technique employed in vincent s chair with his pipe.
Upon this chair is tobacco probably tobacco and a pipe personal items of van gogh.
On the chair seat is a decorated pipe and a pouch of pipe tobacco.
The painting shows a rustic wooden chair with a simple woven straw seat on a tiled floor.
Van gogh s chair is a painting created in 1888 by dutch artist vincent van gogh it is currently held by the national gallery london.
The chair analysis.