Arles period of Vincent van Gogh

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artistic period historical period in art history phase of an artist's career

The Arles period of Vincent van Gogh refers to the intensely productive and stylistically mature phase he spent in Arles, France (1888–1889), during which he created many of his most famous works characterized by bold colors and expressive brushwork.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	artistic period → historical period in art history → phase of an artist's career →
artHistoricalSignificance	contains many of Vincent van Gogh's most famous works →
associatedEvent	Gauguin's stay in the Yellow House → ear mutilation incident of Vincent van Gogh →
associatedPerson	Paul Gauguin →
associatedPlace	Alyscamps necropolis in Arles → Café de la Gare in Arles → Nuit Café (The Night Café interior) → Place Lamartine → Rhône river at Arles → The Yellow House in Arles →
characterizedBy	bold colors → expressive brushwork → simplified forms → strong contrasts of complementary colors → thick impasto →
colorPalette	deep blues → intense yellows → strong reds → vivid greens →
country	France →
creativeOutput	highly productive phase →
endTime	1889 →
followedBy	Saint-Rémy period of Vincent van Gogh →
follows	Paris period of Vincent van Gogh →
hasTheme	interiors of cafés → night scenes → orchards in blossom → portraits of local people → rural life in Provence → sunflowers → wheat fields →
influenced	development of modern art →
influencedBy	Japanese prints (Japonisme) → light of southern France →
location	Arles NERFINISHED →
mainSubject	Vincent van Gogh →
movement	Post-Impressionism →
notableWorkCreated	Bedroom in Arles → Café Terrace at Night → L'Arlésienne → La Berceuse (Augustine Roulin) → Orchard in Blossom (series) → Portrait of the Postman Joseph Roulin → Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear → Starry Night Over the Rhône → Sunflowers (Arles series) → The Alyscamps → The Courtyard of the Hospital in Arles → The Garden of the Hospital in Arles → The Langlois Bridge at Arles → The Night Café → The Poet (Portrait of Eugène Boch) → The Red Vineyard → The Sower (Arles version) → The Yellow House → View of Arles with Irises in the Foreground → Wheat Field with Cypresses (early versions) → Wheat Field with a Reaper →
partOf	late career of Vincent van Gogh →
startTime	1888 →

Referenced by (6)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Café Terrace at Night ("Vincent van Gogh’s Arles period") → Starry Night Over the Rhône ("Vincent van Gogh’s Arles period") →	part of
Arles period of Vincent van Gogh ("ear mutilation incident of Vincent van Gogh") →	associatedEvent
The Night Café →	createdInArtisticPeriod
Place Lamartine ("Vincent van Gogh’s Arles period") →	hasCulturalSignificance
The Bedroom →	period