1889 · Post-Impressionism
The Starry Night
By Vincent van Gogh. Van Gogh transforms the view from Saint-Rémy into an invented night of spiraling energy, balancing observation with memory and imagination.
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Van Gogh transforms the view from Saint-Rémy into an invented night of spiraling energy, balancing observation with memory and imagination.
ArtistVincent van Gogh
Date1889
MediumOil on canvas
MovementPost-Impressionism
CollectionMuseum of Modern Art, New York
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Why it matters
Van Gogh transforms the view from Saint-Rémy into an invented night of spiraling energy, balancing observation with memory and imagination.
See this work in context through Post-Impressionism and the Post-Impressionism period.