Why it matters
Five customers sit at tables in the Café de la Gare in Arles, under glowing gas lamps, with the landlord beside a billiard table. The ceiling is green, the walls red and the floor yellow, in wildly contrasting colours.
Did you know?
- It was painted in September 1888.
- The café was run by Joseph and Marie Ginoux, who also posed for Van Gogh.
- The title is written beneath the signature.
Based on the Wikipedia article The Night Café (CC BY-SA 4.0).
