Van Gogh’s Most Famous Work Starry Night Van Gogh’s Most Famous Work

Don McLean’s “Starry, Starry Night” Tribute to Van Gogh Written after reading a book about his tragic life First played live in 1971 Is now played every day at the Van Gogh Museum in Holland The song’s sheet music is buried in a time capsule beneath the museum. Don McLean talks about the process of writing “Starry Night” about Van Gogh. ====>

MOMA - Museum of Modern Art Thick “impasto” paint Brushstroke lines that imitate Japanese woodblock prints Van Gogh was obsessed with light and nature The night sky seems to move, ripple, and swirl Van Gogh painted Starry Night while in a lunatic asylum Van Gogh painted it so quickly that the canvas shows through in some places

VR Starry Night Starry Night painted by a virtual reality artist.

Starry Night on “Dark Water” Painting Artist recreates Starry Night using paints on top of water.