Starry Night Over the Rhone, 1888

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Oil on canvas. Vincent Van Gogh (1853-1890) was a Dutch painter and draftsman. Except for some brief periods of formal instruction, van Gogh was self-taught; he collected prints and reproductions to study and copy, especially those of Millet. His life and work are legendary in the history of art, making him the quintessential misunderstood, tormented, even insane artist, who sold only one work in his lifetime but whose paintings achieved record auction sales prices after his death. Van Gogh was active as an artist for only ten years, during which time he produced around 1000 watercolors, drawings and sketches and nearly 1250 paintings. His styles included an early dark, Realist style and a later colorful, intense, expressionistic style. Almost more than on his oeuvre, his fame has been based on the extensive, diary-like correspondence he maintained, in particular with his brother, Theo. Information from Getty{u2019}s Union List of Artist Names ® (ULAN), made available under the ODC Attribution License.

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One of my favorites! submitted by vulke99 on July 19, 2018, 9:49pm I love the reflections on the water

Starry Night over the Rhone submitted by c_zhang on June 16, 2019, 6:13pm Van Gogh's paintings are always gorgeous, and this is no different.

Starry Night Over the Rhone submitted by Varshini on June 17, 2019, 11:28pm Wow! This painting is very elegant. I love the reflections of the lights in the water. I would buy this if I could.

Starry Night Over the Rhone submitted by i'm a blobfish on June 21, 2019, 11:09pm I really like the reflections of the yellow lights in the deep blue waters. I just really like his art style. I'd definitely hang this piece on my walls if I could get my hands on it.

Starry Night Over the Rhone, 1888 art print submitted by a2sue on July 21, 2019, 4:06am This art print of Starry Night Over the Rhone, 1888 is one of my very favorites. I love Van Gogh and this one is absolutely beautiful!

beautiful submitted by .-.-.-. on July 26, 2019, 8:03pm This is so beautiful! Not much vibrant colors but I love basically everything about this! I love the shine of the lights! 5/5 stars.

amazing submitted by rawan on August 2, 2019, 12:56pm this is my favorite painting of all time because it has everything it needs to have; lines, texture, colors, and more. Plus, I also like "Starry Sky".

starry submitted by crp on August 16, 2019, 11:15pm i like this one better than his other more famous one

Very Pretty submitted by Antoine Griezmann on July 20, 2020, 4:46pm I honestly think the bridge is more beautiful than the most famous one

Glowing submitted by DL on August 16, 2020, 10:24pm I really like the glowing effect of the bridge and stars.

Starry Night Over the Rhone submitted by SBNB on June 23, 2022, 4:00pm Beautiful example of Van Gogh's work.

Classic Work submitted by ryan.lorenz on August 24, 2022, 2:54pm I would agree with "SBNB," this is a lovely example of his work.

Possibly Better Than That Other Starry Night submitted by Meginator on June 23, 2023, 11:44pm This is a very large print that sets a tone for the entire room with its strikingly dark palette, but that size also allows for the painting’s details to reveal themselves (albeit slowly) upon further inspection. More subtle than van Gogh’s most famous “starry night”, this painting still relies on broad brushstrokes to create the suggestion of concrete forms, with even the couple in the foreground difficult to discern without putting actual effort into contemplating the painting. This is the kind of image that reveals itself gradually over time; it grabs your attention immediately, but there’s also much more to it than initial impressions might imply.