Which Van Gogh painting depicts a café terrace at night?

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The Van Gogh painting that depicts a café terrace at night is Café Terrace at Night.

Van Gogh painted it in mid-September 1888 in Arles, France, looking across the Place du Forum. The brightly lit café, deep blue sky, and scattered stars made the scene one of his most distinctive night paintings. The artist described it in a letter as a view of the café on the square, painted at night.

The work is also known as The Café Terrace on the Place du Forum. It is sometimes confused with Starry Night Over the Rhône, another 1888 night scene, or The Night Café, which shows an interior rather than an outdoor terrace. Café Terrace at Night was not signed, but Van Gogh identified it in several letters. It is held by the Kröller-Müller Museum in Otterlo, Netherlands.

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Sept. 2026

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