Original Art Starry Night Painting

The starry night is an oil on canvas painting by dutch post impressionist painter vincent van gogh painted in june 1889 it depicts the view from the east facing window of his asylum room at saint rémy de provence just before sunrise with the addition of an imaginary village.

Original art starry night painting.

The setting is one that viewers can relate to and van gogh s swirling sky directs the viewer s eye around the painting with spacing between the stars and the curving contours creating a dot to dot effect. Choose your favorite starry night paintings from millions of available designs. This morning star or venus may be the large white star just left of center in the starry night. It can be seen on coffee mugs t shirts towels magnets etc.

Vincent van gogh s starry night painting is not for sale as of 2014. The painting like its daytime companion the olive trees is rooted in imagination and memory. A term coined in 1910 by the english art critic and painter roger fry and applied to the reaction against the naturalistic depiction of light and color in impressionism led by paul cézanne paul gauguin vincent van gogh and georges seurat. It has been in the permanent collection of the museum of modern art in new york city since 1941 acquired through.

All starry night paintings ship within 48 hours and include a 30 day money back guarantee. It is absolutely everywhere too. The starry night an abstract landscape painting of an expressive night sky over a small hillside village by dutch artist vincent van gogh in 1889. Moma the starry night.

Dimensions 12x12 inches media oil painting support 75 inch thick wrapped canvas staples on the reverse. The work was not well known when the museum of modern art moma purchased it in 1941 but it soon became one of van gogh s most famous works. Starry night is on display there. The night sky depicted by van gogh in the starry night painting is brimming with whirling clouds shining stars and a bright crescent moon.

Date 2018 about the painting this piece is comprised of several layers of thick paint creating an almost 3 dimensional appearance a truly unique and. Starry night is one of the most recognized pieces of art in the world. Honestly it sometimes feels as if the painting s fame has exceeded that of its creator.