1889 · F506 · JH1670
La Berceuse (second version)
La Berceuse (second version), 1889. Meaning, analysis, themes, technique, period and related Van Gogh artworks connected from La Berceuse.
La Berceuse (second version) meaning and analysis
La Berceuse (second version) belongs to the site node La Berceuse. That node places the work inside Van Gogh's letters, places and changing painterly abilities rather than isolating it as a single image.
Its strongest period signal is Van Gogh Arles Period.
Technically, the page connects this work to Van Gogh Oil on Canvas , Van Gogh Brushstroke Analysis . The related map below shows these connections.
The second version, in the Art Institute of Chicago, traced from the first and painted around 24–28 January 1889. Augustine sits in a wooden chair with her hands folded over the cradle cord; dark floral wallpaper fills almost the entire wall behind her, and her green dress contrasts with the red floor. The chair arm reads Vincent Arles 89.