Saint-Rémy period of Vincent van Gogh

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The Saint-Rémy period of Vincent van Gogh refers to the phase of his career (1889–1890) spent at the asylum in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, during which he created some of his most famous and emotionally intense works, including "The Starry Night."

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instanceOf artistic period
phase of Vincent van Gogh's career
approximateNumberOfDrawings over 100
approximateNumberOfPaintings about 150
artHistoricalSignificance considered a peak of his expressive style
includes some of Vincent van Gogh's most famous works
associatedWith Vincent van Gogh's mental health crises
self-imposed confinement in an asylum
characterizedBy bold, swirling brushwork
intense emotional expression
strong contrasts of color
symbolic use of landscape motifs
commonMotif cypress trees
mountains of Les Alpilles
olive trees
the asylum garden
wheat fields
country France
documentedIn letters from Vincent van Gogh to Theo van Gogh
endTime 1890-05
followedBy Auvers-sur-Oise period of Vincent van Gogh
hasArtist Vincent van Gogh
influencedBy religious and spiritual themes
surrounding Provençal landscape
works of Eugène Delacroix
location Saint-Rémy-de-Provence
mainLocation Saint-Paul-de-Mausole asylum
notableWorkCreated Cypresses
Enclosed Wheat Field with Reaper
Irises
La Berceuse (Saint-Rémy version)
Olive Trees with Yellow Sky and Sun
linked to: Olive Trees series

Pieta (after Delacroix)
Road with Cypress and Star
Self-Portrait (Saint-Rémy, 1889)
The Bedroom (third version)
linked to: The Bedroom

The Church at Saint-Rémy
linked to: Saint-Remy Church

The Garden of the Asylum
The Good Samaritan (after Delacroix)
The Olive Trees
The Ravine
The Sower (Saint-Rémy version)
The Starry Night
Wheat Field with Cypresses
partOf late period of Vincent van Gogh
precededBy Arles period of Vincent van Gogh
startTime 1889-05
timeWithinCareer final year before Vincent van Gogh moved to Auvers-sur-Oise

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Arles period of Vincent van Gogh followedBy Saint-Rémy period of Vincent van Gogh
The Olive Trees hasArtisticPeriod Saint‑Rémy period
linked to: Saint-Rémy period of Vincent van Gogh
The Garden of Saint-Paul Hospital part of Vincent van Gogh’s Saint-Rémy period
linked to: Saint-Rémy period of Vincent van Gogh
Van Gogh's final works follows Van Gogh's Saint-Rémy period
linked to: Saint-Rémy period of Vincent van Gogh
Vincent van Gogh painted several masterpieces here partOf Vincent van Gogh in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence
linked to: Saint-Rémy period of Vincent van Gogh
Wheat Field with a Reaper associatedPeriod Van Gogh's Saint-Rémy period
linked to: Saint-Rémy period of Vincent van Gogh