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  1. The asylum

    In the aftermath of the 23 December 1888 breakdown that resulted in the self-mutilation of his left ear, Van Gogh … See more

    The painting

    Although The Starry Night was painted during the day in Van Gogh's ground-floor studio, it would be inaccurate to state that the picture was painted from memory. The view has been identified as the one from his bedroom wi… See more

    Interpretations

    Despite the large number of letters Van Gogh wrote, he said very little about The Starry Night. After reporting that he had painted a starry sky in June, Van Gogh next mentioned the painting in a letter to Theo on or abou… See more

    Provenance

    After having initially held it back, Van Gogh sent The Starry Night to Theo in Paris on 28 September 1889, along with nine or ten other paintings. Theo died less than six months after Vincent, in January 1891. Theo's widow … See more

    Painting materials

    The painting was investigated by scientists at the Rochester Institute of Technology and the Museum of Modern Art in New York. The pigment analysis has shown that the sky was painted with ultramarine and cobalt blue, and for the … See more

    See also

    Art portal
    List of works by Vincent van Gogh
    "Vincent", 1971 song by Don McLean written as a tribute to Vincent van Gogh
    Timbres, espace, mouvement: an orchestral work (1978) by … See more

    External links

    The Starry Night at the Museum of Modern Art
    The Starry Night at Who is van Gogh
    Van Gogh, paintings and drawings: a special loan exhibition, a fully digitized exhibition catalog from The Metropolitan Museum of … See more

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