Why it matters
Van Gogh painted the night sky over the Rhône at Arles, a minute or two from the Yellow House where he lived. The night sky was the subject of some of his most famous paintings.
Did you know?
- It was painted in September 1888.
- He included a sketch of it in a letter to Eugène Boch.
- It was first shown in 1889 at the Salon des Indépendants.
Based on the Wikipedia article Starry Night Over the Rhône (CC BY-SA 4.0).
