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title: The Yellow House by van Gogh
author: Van Gogh Museum
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15472/the-yellow-house-by-van-gogh/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# The Yellow House by van Gogh

_Authored by Van Gogh Museum_

## Image File

[![The Yellow House by van Gogh](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/15472.png)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/15472.png)

## Image Caption

An 1888 oil on canvas painting, *The Yellow House*, by [Vincent van Gogh](https://www.worldhistory.org/Vincent_van_Gogh/) (1853-90), the Dutch post-impressionist artist. Painted in September, van Gogh rented rooms here – the part with the green shutters. Van Gogh's home holds the centre of the painting, not only because of its position but by the different texture of the sky above and the road below, while the house remains smooth. The artist shared these rooms briefly with [Paul Gauguin](https://www.worldhistory.org/Paul_Gauguin/) (1848-1903) at the end of 1888. Van Gogh decorated the interior with his own paintings such as the Sunflowers series. Van Gogh called this work *The Street*. The building no longer exists. (Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Museum, V. G. (2022, March 17). The Yellow House by van Gogh. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15472/the-yellow-house-by-van-gogh/>
### Chicago
Museum, Van Gogh. "The Yellow House by van Gogh." *World History Encyclopedia*, March 17, 2022. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15472/the-yellow-house-by-van-gogh/>.
### MLA
Museum, Van Gogh. "The Yellow House by van Gogh." *World History Encyclopedia*, 17 Mar 2022, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15472/the-yellow-house-by-van-gogh/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Vincent_van_Gogh_-_The_yellow_house_(%27The_street%27).jpg) by [**Van Gogh Museum**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Vincent_van_Gogh_-_The_yellow_house_(%27The_street%27).jpg). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 17 March 2022. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.