when did vincent van gogh make the starry night
The Starry Night The Starry Night is an oil on canvas by the Dutch post-impressionist painter Vincent van Gogh. Painted in June 1889, it depicts the view from the east-facing window of his asylum room at Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, just before sunrise, with the addition of an idealized village.[1][2][3] It has been in the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York City since 1941, acquired through the Lillie P. Bliss Bequest. Regarded as among Van Gogh's finest works,[4] The Starry Night is one of the most recognized paintings in the history of Western culture.[5][6]
Vincent (song) McLean wrote the lyrics in 1971 after reading a book about the life of the artist.[1] The following year, the song became the number one hit in the UK Singles Chart[2] and No. 12 in the US.[3] It spent 12 weeks on the Hot 100. In the US, "Vincent" also hit number two on the Easy Listening chart.[4] Billboard ranked it as the No. 94 song for 1972.