With The Starry Night, painted in 1889, Vincent van Gogh left behind the Impressionist doctrine of truth to nature in favour of restless feeling and intense colour, as in this highly charged picture, a touchstone for all subsequent Expressionist painting. The composition of The Starry Night can generally be divided into three specific sections, each adding their own aspects and power to the impression derived from the painting.
Painted by Gustav Klimt during his ‘golden period’, The Kiss (originally Der Kuss) is probably his most famous work. It depicts a couple situated at the edge of a flowered escarpment in various shades of gold and symbols, while sharing a kiss against a bronze background.
Painted in 1872 by Claude Monet, Impression Sunrise depicts the harbor in Le Havre. It was first on display in 1874 at the first independent showing of what was later to become known as impressionism. The movement got its name during this show when critic Louis Leroy, inspired by the name “Impression Sunrise”, declared the show “The Exhibition of the Impressionists”. It was not initially meant as a compliment, though the artist there took to the name and kept it.
Café Terrace at Night, also known as The Cafe Terrace on the Place du Forum, is an oil painting executed by the Dutch artist Vincent Van Gogh on an industrially primed canvas of size 25 in Alres in France, mid September 1888.
Vincent van Gogh painted several night scenes and became fascinated with depicting the stars (most famously with his Starry Night paintings) and the light effects of the night. The painting is in oils on canvas measuring 80.7 cm x 65.3 cm (31.8 in x 25.7 in) and is now at Kröller-Müller Museum in Otterlo.
