Why it matters
A man in a top hat sits by a window at night, looking out at the Seine, while moonlight casts the shadow of the window frame into the dark blue room. The painting marks Munch's move towards Symbolism.
Did you know?
- It was painted in 1890 in Saint-Cloud, near Paris.
- The only warm colours in the room come from a glowing cigarette.
- It has been read as expressing Munch's melancholy after his father's death.
Based on the German Wikipedia article Nacht in Saint-Cloud (CC BY-SA 4.0).
