Where Is The Night Cafe?



Is Café Terrace at Night a real place?

The Van Gogh’s Café Terrace at Night real location is in the village of Arles’ Place du Forum in the southern parts of France. The café is real and changed its name to “Café Van Gogh” to commemorate Vincent Van Gogh.

Where Did Vincent van Gogh Paint The Night Café?

The Night Café (French: Le Café de nuit) is an oil painting created by Dutch artist Vincent van Gogh in September 1888 in Arles. Its title is inscribed lower right beneath the signature.



The Night Café
Dimensions 72.4 cm × 92.1 cm (28.5 in × 36.3 in)
Location Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven

What did Van Gogh say about Night Cafe?





In a letter to his brother, Van Gogh called the painting “the ugliest I’ve done” and gave it to Joseph Ginoux the owner of the café as payment for his room. His calling the painting ugly is also a description of the room and the feeling you get from it.

Why is Café Terrace at Night famous?

The Café Terrace at Night is an oil on canvas painting famed for being an inspiration of the 20th century German Expressionism movement. The painting is one of the many works attributed to 19th-century Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh.