Vincent Van Gogh Cafe Terrace At Night Description

Night cafe terrace by vincent van gogh the canvas was created by the famous artist van gogh in 1888.

Vincent van gogh cafe terrace at night description.

The canvas depicts a small part of the night street the situation is rather dark but the artist. It depicts the interior of the cafe with a half curtained doorway in the center background leading presumably to more private quarters. In 1888 vincent van gogh painted café terrace at night during his stay in arles. Starry night over the rhone by vincent van gogh this painting was painted by vincent van gogh in 1889 he painted this painting for a year.

Vincent van gogh painted the night café original french title. Today it rivals only sunflowers and starry night in terms of popularity. Le café de nuit is an oil painting created by dutch artist vincent van gogh in september 1888 in arles. In one such letter he said the night is much more alive and richly colored than the day.

The night café french. It is part of the kröller müller museum collection. It s oil on canvas about 32 x 25 in 81 x 65 cm. Starry night over the rhône and portriat of eugene boch.

Van gogh was interested in painting night scenes as can be seen in his paintings of starry night and café terrace at night. It is also known as the cafe terrace on the place du forum and when first exhibited in 1891 was entitled coffeehouse in the evening café le soir. Café terrace at night is an 1888 oil painting by the dutch artist vincent van gogh. Van gogh painted café terrace at night in arles france in mid september 1888.

Other names it goes by are café terrace on the place du forum café at night or simply night café. In 1942 hopper created the piece nighthawks and van gogh created café terrace at night also known as the cafe terrace on the place du forum which was created in mid september of 1888. Due to its unusual depiction of a starry sky the café terrace at night echoes other paintings by the artist executed during the same period. The other van gogh café painting café terrace at night shows the exterior of a café which still stands in arles though it was renamed the van gogh café and remodeled to closely resemble the painting which immortalized it.

He painted this work in a flurry using many of the same techniques he employed in his drawings. This painting of a colorful outdoor view is a picturesque work the vision of a relaxed spectator who enjoys the charm of his surrounding without any moral concern. Its title is inscribed lower right beneath the signature. The painting is not signed but described and mentioned by the artist in three letters.

Century artist vincent willem van gogh both painted vibrant and expressive paintings during their time. The work is done in large and voluminous strokes this is the artist s. Café terrace at night 1888 by vincent van gogh. The painting was executed on industrial primed canvas of size 30 french standard.

The painting is owned by yale university and is currently held at the yale university art gallery in new haven connecticut.