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Why the Bedroom You Can See Today Is in Chicago
Van Gogh painted his Arles bedroom three times. One hangs in Amsterdam, one in Paris — and the one confirmed on view right now is in Gallery 241 of the Art Institute of Chicago.
12 August 2026 · 4 min read · ART MAP editorial
In October 1888, in the Yellow House in Arles, Van Gogh painted his own bedroom — the tilting floor, the two chairs, the blood-red coverlet. He liked the picture enough to repeat it: a second version in September 1889 at the asylum in Saint-Rémy, and a smaller third one that same month as a gift for his mother and sister.
“I had wanted to express utter repose.”
— Vincent to Theo, on the Bedroom
The three canvases now live on two continents: the first at the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, the second at the Art Institute of Chicago, the third at the Musée d'Orsay in Paris. Same room, three time zones.
Same picture, different answers
This is exactly why ART MAP tracks display state per physical object, never per image. Chicago's version carries a live ON VIEW state from the museum's own collection API, verified daily. For Amsterdam and Paris — institutions without open display feeds — the honest answer is 'collection location known, current display unconfirmed.' Three bedrooms, three different truths.
Cover: The Bedroom — Vincent van Gogh. Public domain (PD-Art), via Wikimedia Commons
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