The Cafe Terrace at Night - Vincent van Gogh

The Cafe Terrace at Night (also known as The Cafe Terrace on the Place du Forum) [oil paint on canvas, 81 x 65.5 cm (32" x 26"), Kroller-Muller Museum in Otterlo, Netherlands] is painted by Vincent Van Gogh in Arles, France in September 1888.
In the painting Van Gogh expressed his new impressions from southern France and the painting depicts a cafe in Arles. The style of the painting is unique for Van Gogh with the warmth of colours and the depth of the perspective.
This is the first painting in which he used starry backgrounds. He went on to paint star filled skies in Starry Night Over the Rhone, painted the same month, and the better known Starry Night a year later.