The Night Cafe by Van Gogh is now in the collection of the Yale University Art Gallery. It's known Van Gogh signed only those paintings he was particularly satisfied with, but what is unusual in the case of this painting is that he added a title below his signature, "Le café de nuit".
Notice Van Gogh signed his paintings simply "Vincent", not "Vincent van Gogh" nor "Van Gogh". In a letter to his brother Theo, written on 24 March 1888, he stipulated that "in the future my name ought to be put in the catalogue as I sign it on the canvas, namely Vincent and not Van Gogh, for the simple reason that they do not know how to pronounce the latter name here." ("Here" being Arles, in the south of France.)
If you've wondered how you pronounce Van Gogh, remember it's a Dutch surname, not French or English. So the "Gogh" is pronounced so it rhymes with the the Scottish "loch". It's not "goff" nor "go".
See Also:
• Van Gogh's Palette
• Van Gogh Painting Project
• Van Gogh and Expressionism
Notice Van Gogh signed his paintings simply "Vincent", not "Vincent van Gogh" nor "Van Gogh". In a letter to his brother Theo, written on 24 March 1888, he stipulated that "in the future my name ought to be put in the catalogue as I sign it on the canvas, namely Vincent and not Van Gogh, for the simple reason that they do not know how to pronounce the latter name here." ("Here" being Arles, in the south of France.)
If you've wondered how you pronounce Van Gogh, remember it's a Dutch surname, not French or English. So the "Gogh" is pronounced so it rhymes with the the Scottish "loch". It's not "goff" nor "go".
See Also:
• Van Gogh's Palette
• Van Gogh Painting Project
• Van Gogh and Expressionism