The Starry Night | |
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Artist | Vincent van Gogh |
Year | 1889 |
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Medium | Oil on canvas |
Dimensions | 73.7 cm × 92.1 cm (29.01 in × 36.26 in) |
Location | Museum of Modern Art, New York |
Accession | 472.1941 |
The Starry Night is an oil-on-canvas painting by the 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.[1][2][3] It has been in the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York City since 1941, acquired through the Lillie P. Bliss Bequest. Widely regarded as Van Gogh's magnum opus,[4] The Starry Night is one of the most recognizable paintings in Western art.[5][6]
Naifeh & Smith, p. 760
was invoked but never defined (see the help page).Starry Night is often considered to be Van Gogh's pinnacle achievement.
...one of the West's most iconic paintings: Vincent Van Gogh's "The Starry Night."
Instantly recognizable and an iconic image in our culture, Vincent van Gogh's The Starry Night is a touchstone of modern art and one of the most beloved works...