Starry Night
1893 · Oil on canvas · J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
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About this work
- Artist
- Edvard Munch (1863–1944)
- Year
- 1893
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Original size
- 135.6 × 140 cm
- Collection
- J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
- Movement
- Symbolism
- Series
- The Frieze of Life
Under a deep blue sky scattered with faint stars, a shoreline curves away to a pale horizon while a dark, rounded mass of trees fills the right and a white fence runs diagonally across the foreground. Stars and streaks of light are reflected in the still water. Munch painted it in 1893 at Åsgårdstrand, the small resort south of Oslo where he spent his summers, showing the view from a hotel window. He set out to catch the feeling of the night rather than its picturesque detail, building the sky from layers of blue and green. It is in the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles.
This print reproduces the whole work, uncropped, from a high-resolution scan of the original. The original is in the public domain.
Where it works
Blues and greens with a dark mound of trees make a hushed night scene for a bedroom or a calm reading corner. Pair it with Van Gogh's The Starry Night at 24×36 in a black frame for two very different nights.
Style, size & framing detail
- Style
- Symbolism painting
- Era
- 19th century (1893)
- Orientation
- Portrait
- Palette
- cornflower blue
- Mood
- dramatic, moody
- Rooms
- bedroom, study or library, living room, dining room
- Good gift for
- housewarming, art lovers
Size. We'd hang this one at 24×36. Prints at 12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in — 12×18 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 16×24 above a desk, console or in a hallway; 24×36 as the statement piece above a sofa or bed.
Framing. The gallery ground is part of the print, so frame it without a mat — black suits the deep tones of this period; dark wood warms it.
Pairing. Pairs as a set of three with other famous painting prints (10% off three or more).
Details & materials
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About this design
The Madten promise
An exhibition poster
The same artwork as a gallery exhibition poster — title, artist & date typeset beneath the image on a soft ground.
