Cafe Terrace at Night, Van Gogh

Cafe Terrace at Night, Van Gogh 1888, Oil on Canvas, 80.7cm x 65.3cm


The use of perspective in this image creates a real sense of depth, the gradual decline is size of the buildings and people towards a vanishing point is a trick that artists use to achieve depth. The use of vivid yellow and orange under the sun shade is very warming in contrast to the dark sky and dark buildings on the opposite side of the street. This focuses the eyes bottom left-hand side of the painting. The viewpoint of the image is from a normal standing position on the street.