Description
What did he see, that night at the window in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence? Perhaps the cypress trembling in a mistral wind, perhaps the stars throbbing like lanterns over the hills. More than a century later, a sixteen-year-old in Lyon sits on her bedroom floor with an art book open across her knees, tracing those spirals with one finger and wondering how anyone could paint the sky so that it seems to move.
Few paintings are as instantly recognised, or as deeply loved, as this one. This little box brings its rolling blues and golden halos to a dressing table, a studio windowsill or a teacher’s desk. Give it to an art student heading off to college, a museum lover who has stood in front of the original, or a friend who simply needs a reminder that even the darkest night holds wonder.
What makes it special
- Inspired by Vincent van Gogh’s The Starry Night
- Captures the famous swirling sky in deep blues and luminous yellows
- Cypress, crescent moon and village motifs echo the original painting
- Measures 2.75″ x 2.25″ x 3″
- A sweeping, energetic surface that rewards close looking, much like the painting itself
- Interpreted by Rochard and brought to life by brush in Limoges, France
A thoughtful gift for an art teacher when classes break for summer, or for anyone who dreams in brushstrokes. Keep a postcard from the museum gift shop folded inside. Under a lamp at night, those painted blues seem to deepen and glow all over again.
