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Artist	Vincent van Gogh (1853–1890)       Alternative names Vincent Willem van Gogh Description Dutch painter, draughtsman and printmaker Date of birth/death 30 March 1853 29 July 1890 Location of birth/death Zundert Auvers-sur-Oise Work period between circa 1880 and circa July 1890 Work location Netherlands ( Etten, The Hague, Nuenen, …, before 1886), Paris (from 1886 until 1887), Arles (from 1888 until 1889), Saint-Rémy-de-Provence (from 1889 until 1890), Auvers-sur-Oise (1890) Authority control WorldCat
Title	Deutsch: Die Sternennacht English: The Starry Night Esperanto: Stela nokto Français : La Nuit étoilée Русский: Звёздная ночь Suomi: Tähtikirkas yö Nederlands: De Sterrennacht
Date	1889
Medium	oil on canvas
Dimensions	73 × 92 cm (28.7 × 36.2 in)
Current location	Museum of Modern Art Native name The Museum of Modern Art Location New York City Coordinates 40° 45′ 41.34″ N, 73° 58′ 39.59″ W    Established 7 November 1929 Website moma.org
Notes	Colour balance by Debivort
Source/Photographer	Transferred from the English Wikipedia

VanGogh did some of his best work when he had mental illness VanGogh did some of his best work when he had mental illness, two years before he died his painting go better, some may say because of the illness he had made him do better and he like to use bold words== Licensing ==

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This image was selected as picture of the day on Wikimedia Commons for 18 December 2009. It was captioned as follows: English: Vincent van Gogh, The Starry Night. Oil on canvas, 73×92 cm, 28¾×36¼ in. Other languages:  Bosanski: Vinsent van Gog. Zvjezdana noć (De sterrennacht), ulje na platnu 73 x 92 cm, 28¾ x 36¼ in. Česky: Vincent van Gogh: Hvězdná noc; olej na plátně 73 × 92 cm, 1889 Dansk: Stjernenatten, oliemaleri af Vincent van Gogh (1889). Deutsch: Die Sternennacht, Gemälde von Vincent van Gogh English: Vincent van Gogh, The Starry Night. Oil on canvas, 73×92 cm, 28¾×36¼ in. Esperanto: Stela nokto, pentraĵo de Vincent van Gogh Español: La noche estrellada, lienzo de Vincent van Gogh. 73×92 cm. Magyar: Vincent van Gogh: Csillagos éjszaka olaj, vászon, 73 × 92 cm Italiano: Notte stellata, dipinto ad olio su tela del 1889 di Vincent van Gogh custodito al MoMA di New York. 日本語: フィンセント・ファン・ゴッホの代表作のひとつ、「 星月夜」 （73×92cm） 한국어: 빈센트 반 고흐의 《별이 빛나는 밤에》. 73×92cm 캔버스에 유화로 그림 Македонски: Винсент ван Гог - „ Ѕвездената ноќ“. Масло на платно 73 × 92 cm. Nederlands: het schilderij De sterrennacht ( olieverf op doek) van Vincent van Gogh (1889) Polski: Vincent van Gogh. Gwiaździsta noc (1889). Olej na płótnie 73 × 92 cm. Português: A Noite Estrelada, pintura a óleo de Vincent van Gogh (1889). Русский: Винсент Ван Гог — «Звёздная ночь». Июнь 1889 года. Холст, масло. 73х92 см 中文（简体）‎: 文森特·梵高作品《 星夜》，布面油画，73 × 92 cm 中文（繁體）‎: 文森·梵谷作品《 星夜》，布面油畫，73 × 92 cm

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