Van Gogh’s bedrooms reveal artist’s yearning for a home

By Tom Siebert

Vincent Van Gogh painted several self-portraits in his brief but brilliant career. But none are as revealing as his three versions of “The Bedroom,” now on dazzling display for the first time in North America at The Art Institute of Chicago. The paintings evoke Van Gogh’s yearning for stability in his life and, perhaps, his mind. These Post-Impressionism masterpieces left an impression on me that will last for many a starry night.