Why it matters
A lit candle and two closed books lie on the straw seat of an armchair. It is a portrait in absentia of Paul Gauguin, for whom the chair was intended during his stay, and a pendant to Van Gogh's own chair with his pipe.
Did you know?
- It was painted in Arles in 1888.
- The chair is seen from above.
- It is in the Van Gogh Museum.
Based on the French Wikipedia article Le Fauteuil de Paul Gauguin (CC BY-SA 4.0).
