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The story
Van Gogh painted this outdoors, at night, on the spot, and refused to use black for the dark. The night is built out of blue and green and the light is built out of yellow. That is the whole trick, and it is why the picture glows.
It is the most ArtToGogh painting ever made: a lit-up place, open late, people still out, everything warm against a cold sky.
Get it large and matte. Anything glossy fights the glow.
What it pairs with
A dining room, a bar cart, or anywhere you drink after midnight.
Buying notes
- Matte over glossy, always. Glossy reproductions fight every light source in a real room.
- Go one size larger than feels sensible. Undersized art is the most common mistake there is.
- Hang the centre of the piece at 57 inches from the floor. Non-negotiable.
- A three-inch mat costs about eighteen dollars and does more than a two-hundred-dollar print.
