Van Gogh’s impact on the arts has been significant and far-reaching. Explore some of his ...

1 Van Gogh’s paintings are efforts to communicate his emotional state by establishing a direct connection between artist and viewer, thereby overcoming the emotional barrenness of modern society.
2 Emotions are expressed in The Starry Night (Fig. 31-40) through the use of swirling brushstrokes and calming, cool colors.
3 He stated: “I should like to paint the portrait of an artist friend who dreams great dreams, who works as the nightingale sings, because it is his nature.”
4 The Starry Night records a feeling of peace and harmony. The viewer is connected to the earth and the heavens through the lines that break the horizon, represented as a cypress tree and church steeple.