The yellow house The street by Vincent Van Gogh

About the Artwork
The Yellow House (The Street) (1888) depicts the exterior of the building at 2 Place Lamartine in Arles, southern France, where Van Gogh rented the right wing and lived for several months. He painted it in September 1888, capturing the sun-drenched façade of the bright yellow house against a vivid blue sky, with the bustling street and railway bridge visible in the background. The Yellow House held deep personal significance for Van Gogh — he envisioned it as an artists’ studio and commune, and famously invited Paul Gauguin to live and work there with him. Their time together ended in crisis, but the house remains one of the most iconic settings in art history. The painting is now held in the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam.

About the Artist
Vincent van Gogh (1853–1890) was a Dutch Post-Impressionist painter whose work, though largely unrecognised during his lifetime, went on to profoundly influence 20th-century art. Born in Zundert, Netherlands, he produced over 2,100 artworks in just a decade — including around 860 oil paintings — marked by bold colours, expressive brushwork, and an emotional honesty rarely seen before. Struggling with mental illness throughout his adult life, Van Gogh channelled his anguish and wonder into canvases that today rank among the most celebrated and valuable in the world.