Saint-Rémy · 1889–1890

The Starry Night

La Nuit étoilée · 星月夜

Painted from memory in the asylum, not from the window — the village below is invented.

Year

1889

Medium

Oil on canvas

Period

Saint-Rémy (1889–1890)

Collection

Museum of Modern Art, New York

Palette

ultramarine, cobalt, chrome yellow

Reference articles · 10

Ten angles on one painting: what it shows, how it was painted, what Vincent wrote, where it hangs, how it survives printing, and what to hang it next to.

• About the work The Starry Night — About the work 2 min
• The story behind it The Starry Night — The story behind it 2 min
• Brushwork and colour The Starry Night — Brushwork and colour 2 min
• What Vincent wrote The Starry Night — What Vincent wrote 2 min
• Where to see it The Starry Night — Where to see it 2 min
• How it survives reproduction The Starry Night — How it survives reproduction 2 min
• Which products suit it The Starry Night — Which products suit it 2 min
• Hanging and styling The Starry Night — Hanging and styling 2 min
• How to read it The Starry Night — How to read it 2 min
• Compared with his other work The Starry Night — Compared with his other work 2 min