Why it matters
Van Gogh painted the arena of Arles with its bullfight crowd from memory, as Gauguin encouraged him, since the bullfight season had already ended. Members of the Roulin family and Madame Ginoux seem to appear in it.
Did you know?
- It was painted in November or December 1888.
- Bare jute shows through the thin paint.
- Weeks later Van Gogh cut off part of his ear.
Based on the Wikipedia article Les Arènes (CC BY-SA 4.0).
