Starry Night

Starry Night by Vincent Van Gogh

• Vincent van Gogh gets inspiration for painting this and wrote a letter to his brother, Theo, how he felt about the situation at the time.
• It is painted during his stay at the asylum of Saint-Paul-de-Mausole near Saint-Rémy-de-Provence. 
• "This morning I saw the country from my window a long time before sunrise, with nothing but the morning star, which looked very big." 
• This painting is filled with riling energy.
• This is an oil-on-canvas painting is filled with moon and stars in a night sky. 
• Beneath the sky you can see houses surrounding a church and a blue-black mountains in the background.
• This painting is based on Vincent van Gogh observations including his imagination, memories & emotions.  
• The contrast in style plays on the natural vs. unnatural, dreams vs. reality.
• The painting is now at Museum of Modern Art, New York.