Original Art Starry Night Painting

The hamlet on the other hand is invented and the church spire evokes van gogh s native land the netherlands.

Original art starry night painting.

This morning star or venus may be the large white star just left of center in the starry night. 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. Starry night is one of the most recognized pieces of art in the world. Moma the starry night.

Dimensions 12x12 inches media oil painting support 75 inch thick wrapped canvas staples on the reverse. 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. It is absolutely everywhere too. The painting like its daytime companion the olive trees is rooted in imagination and memory.

The painting is the property of the museum of modern art in new york through the lillie p. It is a magnificent piece of art. The night sky depicted by van gogh in the starry night painting is brimming with whirling clouds shining stars and a bright crescent moon. It can be seen on coffee mugs t shirts towels magnets etc.

Starry night is on display there. Choose your favorite starry night paintings from millions of available designs. Vincent van gogh s starry night painting is not for sale as of 2014. 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.

All starry night paintings ship within 48 hours and include a 30 day money back guarantee. 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. Honestly it sometimes feels as if the painting s fame has exceeded that of its creator.