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Summary

Artist



Alternative names	Vincent Willem van Gogh
Description	Dutch painter, draughtsman and printmaker
Date of birth/death	30 March 1853	29 July 1890
Location of birth/death	Zundert	Auvers-sur-Oise
Work period	between circa 1880 and circa July 1890
Work location	Netherlands ( Etten, The Hague, Nuenen, …, before 1886), Paris (from 1886 until 1887), Arles (from 1888 until 1889), Saint-Rémy-de-Provence (from 1889 until 1890), Auvers-sur-Oise (1890)
Authority control	WorldCat

Title

Deutsch: Die Sternennacht

English: The Starry Night

Esperanto: Stela nokto

Français : La Nuit étoilée

Русский: Звёздная ночь

Suomi: Tähtikirkas yö

Nederlands: De Sterrennacht

Date

1889

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

73 × 92 cm (28.7 × 36.2 in)

Current location

Museum of Modern Art

	Native name	The Museum of Modern Art
	Location	New York City
	Coordinates	40° 45′ 41.34″ N, 73° 58′ 39.59″ W
	Established	7 November 1929
	Website	moma.org

Notes

Colour balance by Debivort

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VanGogh did some of his best work when he had mental illness VanGogh did some of his best work when he had mental illness, two years before he died his painting go better, some may say because of the illness he had made him do better and he like to use bold words== Licensing ==

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English: Vincent van Gogh, The Starry Night. Oil on canvas, 73×92 cm, 28¾×36¼ in.

Bosanski: Vinsent van Gog. Zvjezdana noć (De sterrennacht), ulje na platnu 73 x 92 cm, 28¾ x 36¼ in.

Česky: Vincent van Gogh: Hvězdná noc; olej na plátně 73 × 92 cm, 1889

Dansk: Stjernenatten, oliemaleri af Vincent van Gogh (1889).

Deutsch: Die Sternennacht, Gemälde von Vincent van Gogh

English: Vincent van Gogh, The Starry Night. Oil on canvas, 73×92 cm, 28¾×36¼ in.

Esperanto: Stela nokto, pentraĵo de Vincent van Gogh

Español: La noche estrellada, lienzo de Vincent van Gogh. 73×92 cm.

Magyar: Vincent van Gogh: Csillagos éjszaka
olaj, vászon, 73 × 92 cm

Italiano: Notte stellata, dipinto ad olio su tela del 1889 di Vincent van Gogh custodito al MoMA di New York.

日本語: フィンセント・ファン・ゴッホの代表作のひとつ、「星月夜」（73×92cm）

한국어: 빈센트 반 고흐의 《별이 빛나는 밤에》. 73×92cm 캔버스에 유화로 그림

Македонски: Винсент ван Гог - „ Ѕвездената ноќ“. Масло на платно 73 × 92 cm.

Nederlands: het schilderij De sterrennacht ( olieverf op doek) van Vincent van Gogh (1889)

Polski: Vincent van Gogh. Gwiaździsta noc (1889). Olej na płótnie 73 × 92 cm.

Português: A Noite Estrelada, pintura a óleo de Vincent van Gogh (1889).

Русский: Винсент Ван Гог — «Звёздная ночь». Июнь 1889 года. Холст, масло. 73х92 см

中文（简体）‎: 文森特·梵高作品《星夜》，布面油画，73 × 92 cm

中文（繁體）‎: 文森·梵谷作品《星夜》，布面油畫，73 × 92 cm

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