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    . The starry Night. The work was painted during the day, from memory. It dates from mid-1889, thirteen months before van Gogh's suicide. Since 1941 it has been part of the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Considered as the magnum opus of van Gogh, the painting has been reproduced numerous times, making it one of his best-known works. He used moistened oil paint and fine brushes. The Starry Night is one of the masterpieces of Vincent Van Gog h. Although many of us know some of his works, few of us know the tremendous poverty in which he lived throughout his life. However, his economic situation never interfered with his productivity, Van Gogh He painted at least one painting a day, while his contemporaries took months to paint a single one. This painting shows the town Saint-Remy under a tremendously illuminated night sky. ra "The Starry Night" by Vincent van Gogh is a painting that captures many artistic elements and principles. The painting depicts a small town surrounded by a night sky; the moon and the stars shine. During his lifetime, van Gogh only sold one painting. However, his posthumous popularity has made his works become the most copied in the world. Composition Van Gogh's "The Starry Night" is a composition that describes a star-covered night over a French city. The painting uses a night scene, with stars, the moon, trees and a city that evokes comfort and familiarity. Even when the night sky is bright and swirling, the composition is very calming. It contains rhythm, harmony and balance throughout the canvas, which creates a unified whole. Directional movement through its lines Lines in art maintain their basic shape and can be real, implied, vertical or horizontal. In "The Starry Night", van Gogh uses real lines in the rotation of the shapes of the stars seen in the sky. The lines are horizontal and act as indicators of directional movement, leading the viewer's eye to the upper end of the composition. These lines are the focal point, or center of interest, in the entire work, and are the first thing you notice when watching "The Starry Night." Texture and contrast Texture is implicit in "The Starry Night." VanGogh's thick brush strokes make the painting appear to have a rough texture. The lines painted in the sky and trees in the background appear to be three-dimensional. The texture creates contrast, and makes the hills and stars in the painting appear highlighted on a different plane than the rest of the elements. evocative use of color Artists use color to give emotion and meaning to their artwork. It can help give balance, harmony, contrast and rhythm to the painting. In "Starry Night," van Gogh uses color for all of these purposes. The yellow

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    . The starry Night. The work was painted during the day, from memory. It dates from mid-1889, thirteen months before van Gogh's suicide. Since 1941 it has been part of the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Considered as the magnum opus of van Gogh, the painting has been reproduced numerous times, making it one of his best-known works. He used moistened oil paint and fine brushes. The Starry Night is one of the masterpieces of Vincent Van Gog h. Although many of us know some of his works, few of us know the tremendous poverty in which he lived throughout his life. However, his economic situation never interfered with his productivity, Van Gogh He painted at least one painting a day, while his contemporaries took months to paint a single one. This painting shows the town Saint-Remy under a tremendously illuminated night sky. ra "The Starry Night" by Vincent van Gogh is a painting that captures many artistic elements and principles. The painting depicts a small town surrounded by a night sky; the moon and the stars shine. During his lifetime, van Gogh only sold one painting. However, his posthumous popularity has made his works become the most copied in the world. Composition Van Gogh's "The Starry Night" is a composition that describes a star-covered night over a French city. The painting uses a night scene, with stars, the moon, trees and a city that evokes comfort and familiarity. Even when the night sky is bright and swirling, the composition is very calming. It contains rhythm, harmony and balance throughout the canvas, which creates a unified whole. Directional movement through its lines Lines in art maintain their basic shape and can be real, implied, vertical or horizontal. In "The Starry Night", van Gogh uses real lines in the rotation of the shapes of the stars seen in the sky. The lines are horizontal and act as indicators of directional movement, leading the viewer's eye to the upper end of the composition. These lines are the focal point, or center of interest, in the entire work, and are the first thing you notice when watching "The Starry Night." Texture and contrast Texture is implicit in "The Starry Night." VanGogh's thick brush strokes make the painting appear to have a rough texture. The lines painted in the sky and trees in the background appear to be three-dimensional. The texture creates contrast, and makes the hills and stars in the painting appear highlighted on a different plane than the rest of the elements. evocative use of color Artists use color to give emotion and meaning to their artwork. It can help give balance, harmony, contrast and rhythm to the painting. In "Starry Night," van Gogh uses color for all of these purposes. The yellow

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    Starry Night Van Gogn

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    . The starry Night. The work was painted during the day, from memory. It dates from mid-1889, thirteen months before van Gogh's suicide. Since 1941 it has been part of the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Considered as the magnum opus of van Gogh, the painting has been reproduced numerous times, making it one of his best-known works. He used moistened oil paint and fine brushes. The Starry Night is one of the masterpieces of Vincent Van Gog h. Although many of us know some of his works, few of us know the tremendous poverty in which he lived throughout his life. However, his economic situation never interfered with his productivity, Van Gogh He painted at least one painting a day, while his contemporaries took months to paint a single one. This painting shows the town Saint-Remy under a tremendously illuminated night sky. ra "The Starry Night" by Vincent van Gogh is a painting that captures many artistic elements and principles. The painting depicts a small town surrounded by a night sky; the moon and the stars shine. During his lifetime, van Gogh only sold one painting. However, his posthumous popularity has made his works become the most copied in the world. Composition Van Gogh's "The Starry Night" is a composition that describes a star-covered night over a French city. The painting uses a night scene, with stars, the moon, trees and a city that evokes comfort and familiarity. Even when the night sky is bright and swirling, the composition is very calming. It contains rhythm, harmony and balance throughout the canvas, which creates a unified whole. Directional movement through its lines Lines in art maintain their basic shape and can be real, implied, vertical or horizontal. In "The Starry Night", van Gogh uses real lines in the rotation of the shapes of the stars seen in the sky. The lines are horizontal and act as indicators of directional movement, leading the viewer's eye to the upper end of the composition. These lines are the focal point, or center of interest, in the entire work, and are the first thing you notice when watching "The Starry Night." Texture and contrast Texture is implicit in "The Starry Night." VanGogh's thick brush strokes make the painting appear to have a rough texture. The lines painted in the sky and trees in the background appear to be three-dimensional. The texture creates contrast, and makes the hills and stars in the painting appear highlighted on a different plane than the rest of the elements. evocative use of color Artists use color to give emotion and meaning to their artwork. It can help give balance, harmony, contrast and rhythm to the painting. In "Starry Night," van Gogh uses color for all of these purposes. The yellow

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    STARRY NIGHT VAN

    GOGN
    • "The Starry Night" is an attempt to
    materials express a state of shock, and the
    Oil on canvas, Size 74 cm x 92 cm. cypresses, olive trees and
    mountains acted as van Gogh's
    catalyst. In Arles, van Gogh's
    dream had been the harmony of
    things and the spatial dimensions
    in which that harmony could be
    felt.
    meaning
    • This painting was painted while Van Gogh was in a mental hospital,
    seeking refuge from his psychological struggles. His bedroom window
    provided him with a unique view of the night sky and that view
    became the inspiration for one of his most famous works.

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