The Musée d´Orsay in Paris, France is best known for its extensive collection of impressionist masterpieces by popular painters.
Address: Musée d´Orsay, 62, rue de Lille, 75343 Paris Cedex 07, France
Self-Portrait (1889)
- Oil on canvas
- 25.6 x 21.2 inches
- 65 x 54 cm
This painting was created during Van Gogh’s stay in Saint-Rèmy. The somber blue tones contrast the inner turmoil the artist was going through at the time.
Starry Night Over the Rhone (1888)
- Oil on canvas
- 28.3 x 36.2 inches
- 72 x 92 cm
The painting is a depiction of the night sky over the river Rhone. It was painted before Van Gogh confined himself to an asylum in Southern France.
La Mèridienne (1889)
- Oil on canvas
- 28.7 x 35.8 inches
- 73 x 91 cm
Due to having little access to subjects during his asylum stay, Van Gogh resorted to reproductions of paintings for inspiration. This painting was inspired by Jean-Francois Millet’s Noonday Rest.