What do this painting and a weather report have in common? Well... In this case, a red curtain! Hanging in the top-right corner, the curtain likely wasn’t there for decoration. It was meant to keep the cold air out of the café. Even in Arles, in the South of France, winter still called for a bit of insulation. Van Gogh made ‘The Smoker’ during his first weeks in the south, and the painting already