View of the Asylum and Chapel at Saint Remy

The painting is an oil canvas painting by van Gogh in 1889. It was painted during van Gogh asylum at Saint-Remy. The painting was completed only a month before he killed himself by shot in the chest at the age of 37.

The painting is a view of the asylum and church at Saint-Remy. The painting reflects the sadness and vulnerability of the painter himself.

Actress Elizabeth Taylor bought the painting in an auction for $260,000 in 1963 at a Sotheby’s auction in London.
View of the Asylum and Chapel at Saint Remy