The Night Café is an 1888 painting by Vincent van Gogh, set in Arles. The scene shows an interior lit by acid-yellow lamps, with a billiard table in the centre, solitary figures and distorted perspectives. The violent colours, the red of the walls and the green of the floor create a sense of unease and discomfort. Van Gogh stated that he wanted to express the terrible passions of humanity through colour.
The café thus becomes a psychological space, where light and shadow convey solitude, alienation and deep emotional tension, a nocturnal vision that turns a simple bar into a universal symbol of modern anguish and urban existential isolation.
Unique quality material
Print on handmade Amalfi paper Sheet size: 29 x 42 cm (11.4 x 16.5 in) With frame: 31 x 44 cm (12.2 x 17.3 in) Material: artwork printed on very fine handmade Amalfi paper with deckled edges Frame: light brown beech wood and wood pulp, handmade
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