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Size, Media and Style

The Night Café is a large painting with dimensions of 72 x 92 cm. It was created using oil paint on canvas in the Post-Impressionist style. The artist used bold and contrasting colors to depict the interior of a café, creating an atmosphere that is both vibrant and unsettling.

Date and Location

Vincent Van Gogh painted The Night Café in September 1888 while he was living in Arles, France. The painting depicts the interior of the Café de la Gare, which was located at 30 Place Lamartine and run by Joseph Ginoux.

Description of the Image

The Night Café is a genre painting that shows a scene from everyday life. The interior of the café is depicted in wildly contrasting, vivid colors. The ceiling is green, the upper walls red, and the glowing gas ceiling lamps and floor are largely yellow. The thick texture of the paint adds to the overall ugliness of the picture, as described by Van Gogh himself. The painting features five customers on the left and right, a billiard table in the middle, and the landlord in white clothes. The half-curtained doorway in the center background leads to more private quarters.

Location of the Original Painting

The original painting is owned by Yale University and is currently held at the Yale University Art Gallery in New Haven, Connecticut. John Rewald, Post-Impressionism from Van Gogh to Gauguin (New York: Museum of Modern Art, 1982), 209–211, ill; Katherine Neilson and Andrew Carnduff Ritchie, Exploring the Yale University Art Gallery: A Haven for Art Enthusiasts Introduction The Yale University Art Gallery, located in New Haven, Connecticut, is a premier destination for art lovers and scholars alike. Established in 1832, it is the oldest university art museum in the Western Hemisphere and houses an impressive collection of over 200,000 https://www.vincentvangogh.org/the-night-cafe.jsp https://arthistory.co/the-night-cafe-vincent-van-gogh-1888/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Night_Caf%C3%A9 https://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/12507
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Vincent Van Gogh

Early Life and Influences

Vincent Willem van Gogh, a Dutch Post-Impressionist painter, was born on March 30, 1853, in the Netherlands. His early life was marked by introversion and signs of mental instability. Van Gogh's career began as an art dealer, but he eventually turned to painting in 1881, influenced by modernist trends.

Artistic Evolution

Van Gogh's style evolved significantly after moving to Paris in 1886, where he engaged with avant-garde artists like Émile Bernard and Paul Gauguin. His art brightened, inspired by the local landscape, characterized by vivid depictions of olive groves, wheat fields, and sunflowers.

Key Works and Periods

  • The Seine (Van Gogh series), a collection of paintings capturing the respite from city life found in nature, marked a transition in his work towards more joyous use of color and light.
  • Japonaiserie, a term coined by Van Gogh to express the influence of Japanese art on his works, characterized by bold colors, assertive outlines, and flat regions of uniform color.
  • Tree Roots, a painting showcasing Van Gogh's unique blend of Post-Impressionism and Japanese influences, can be found in the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen Rotterdam collection on WahooArt.com.

Legacy and Tragic End

Van Gogh's life was marked by struggles with mental health and poverty. He tragically ended his life on July 29, 1890, at the age of 37. His legacy as a tortured genius has endured, with his works now among the most highly valued in the art world.

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