Van Gogh's two ultra-famous café scenes comprise a study in opposites. Though both paintings employ Vincent's famous bold and furious brushstrokes and striking colors, the two pictures feel entirely different. One, "Café Terrace at Night," is lovely and full of a frothy light, a night scene with stars outside the café on the Place de Forum. The other, "Night Café," is, in the artist's own words, "…one of the ugliest I have ever done," a collection of clashing colors in the dreariest atmosphere.
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