Vincent painted The Brothel to depict the life of Arles during the night. He associated himself with the working class and made their lifestyles the main theme of his paintings. The Brothel was a place of work for prostitutes. There they waited for their customers so that they could take them back home. This is an important painting in the book because Rachel, Vincent's girlfriend, was one of these prostitutes. Since he enjoyed painting people and their lifestyle he took the advantage of Rachel's job and decided to paint her and the others. Rachel did not think this was a good idea, she felt that she was only seen as a prostitute and not for who she is. After a while she agreed to the painting.
The painting was created on a oil canvas with oil paints in 1888. His uses his famous color yellow to paint Rachel in the yellow dress that he loves. He also adds in other colors of red, green and black. He uses short brushstrokes that are rough.
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