“Starry Night” hauntingly expresses, through swirling brushstrokes, vivid colors and distorted forms, the artistic brilliance of Dutch Grand Master Vincent Van Gogh (1853 – 1890). A post-Impressionist artist who powerfully influenced modern Expressionism, Fauvism and early abstraction, Van Gogh was a prolific artist who produced all of his work during a 10-year period—at one point, creating an astounding 150 paintings and drawings within one year. Now an icon, he only sold one painting in his lifetime. “Starry Night,” his most famous piece, was created completely from memory while Van Gogh was institutionalized and currently hangs in the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York City.

“I often think the night is more alive and richly colored than the day.”

- Vincent Van Gogh

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