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The Night Collection
Famous Night Paintings
Recreated by Hand
Painting the night is painting what you can barely see. This collection gathers famous night paintings, from Van Gogh's The Starry Night and Café Terrace at Night to Kuindzhi's glowing moonlit river, Friedrich's figures watching the moon, Aivazovsky's silver seas and the lamplit streets of Paris and New York. Every painting is available as a hand-painted oil reproduction on real canvas, never a print.
01Hand-painted in oil on canvas
02Museum-grade reproduction
03Free worldwide shipping
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42 paintings · Starry skies, moonlit water, city lights and dreams · Hand-painted in oil
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The Most Famous Night Paintings
Van Gogh painted the night more boldly than anyone, from The Starry Night to the café terrace in Arles. Kuindzhi's moonlit Dnieper caused a sensation when it was shown alone in a darkened room in 1880.
Post-Impressionism
Vincent Van Gogh
The Night Cafe in the Place Lamartine in Arles
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Moonlight on the Sea and Rivers
The moon lays a silver path across the water. Aivazovsky painted it over the Bay of Naples and the Bosphorus; Ryder made it strange and dreamlike.
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Moonlit Landscapes
Fields, villages and forests under the moon: Kuindzhi's Ukrainian night, Van Gogh's couple walking under a crescent moon, Grimshaw's silver lanes.
Post-Impressionism
Vincent Van Gogh
Landscape with Couple Walking and Crescent Moon
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Cities at Night
Gas lamps and electric light changed the city after dark. Béraud's Paris, Hassam's New York, Zorn's midnight and Hiroshige's lantern-lit street glow against the dark.
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Night of Myth and Dreams
Night is also the time of visions: Blake's morning stars singing together, Hecate goddess of the night, Franz von Stuck's falling stars and Hodler's sleepers.
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Choosing a Night Painting
Silver moonlight, deep blue skies or glowing city lamps: choose the night you want on your wall.
I.
Painted by hand
A trained painter rebuilds the image in oils, with visible brushwork, layered colour and the small details that make the original come alive. These are not canvas prints.
II.
The whole painting, never cropped
Every reproduction keeps the full composition at its true proportions. Choose a size that suits your wall and the painting is scaled, never cut or stretched.
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Size, framing and delivery
Select a size and presentation on the artwork page, or contact ByMuseum for a custom dimension. Every reproduction includes free worldwide shipping.
FAQ
Questions About Night Paintings
Useful answers before you choose a hand-painted reproduction.
01.
What is the most famous night painting?
Van Gogh's The Starry Night (1889) is the most famous painting of the night sky, followed by his Café Terrace at Night and Starry Night Over the Rhône.
02.
Why are night paintings so hard to make?
At night colours almost disappear. Painters had to invent the dark with blues, violets and greens rather than black, as Van Gogh proudly did in Café Terrace at Night.
03.
Which night painting suits a bedroom?
Calm moonlit seas and landscapes are restful choices for a bedroom; starry skies and city nights make a striking focal point in a living room.
04.
Are these paintings prints?
No. Every ByMuseum reproduction is painted by hand in oil on canvas, with real brushwork and texture.
05.
Can I order a custom size?
Yes. Choose a size on the artwork page or contact ByMuseum for a custom dimension; the composition is never cropped or stretched.
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Continue exploring
Read the stories of The Starry Night and Café Terrace at Night, or explore Sunset Paintings. Or return to all Curated Collections.
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