Starry Night
Edvard Munch · 1893
Why it's great
A calm, blue night with a glowing, shimmering sea and a few stars, and a pair of faint figures on the shore. Munch painted this in 1893, before Van Gogh's version was famous. The swirling blue sky is full of mood. It's a lesser-known night scene.
Where to see it
📍 Getty CenterLos Angeles, United States
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Edvard Munch was born in Norway and grew up in Christiania (now Oslo), in a family troubled by illness and loss. He traveled in Europe, especially Germany and France, and used paint to express anxiety, love and loneliness. His most famous work, 'The Scream', is among the best-known images ever. He spent his last decades at his estate Ekely near Oslo and died in 1944.
