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Gogh, Vincent van, 1853-1890 -- Exhibitions

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Van Gogh and the Colors of the Night

The Museum of Modern Art's online exhibition "Van Gogh and the Colors of the Night" is the first exhibit to organize his paintings around the theme of night and twilight paintings. Since Van Gogh could not work solely from memory or imagination, he created these paintings in the dark or near dark. Some of his paintings, however, were of indoor light at night, so he didn't always face the obstacle...

https://www.moma.org/interactives/exhibitions/2008/vangoghni...