Focus on Van Gogh's Chair and discuss the Background.
On 7 May 1888 Van Gogh moved from the Hôtel Carrel to the Café de la Gare,  at Arles, in the south of France. He had befriended the proprietors, Joseph and Marie Ginoux. The Yellow House, at 2 place Lamartine, had to be furnished before he could fully move in, but he was able to use it as a studio. He wanted a gallery to display his work, and started a series of paintings that eventually included Van Gogh's Chair (1888), Bedroom in Arles (1888), The Night Café (1888), Cafe Terrace at Night (September 1888), Starry Night Over the Rhone (1888), and Still Life: Vase with Twelve Sunflowers (1888), all intended for the decoration for the Yellow House.
The Night Café Bedroom in Arles Starry Night Over the Rhone Cafe Terrace at Night The Yellow House Still Life: Vase with Twelve Sunflowers Arles Marie Ginoux decoration for the Yellow House