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It was a clear night in September 1888, on a small southern village in France. A starry indigo sky contrasted with an immense yellow light from a boulangerie<\/i>, casting light on the sidewalk and the paving stones on the road. Vincent Van Gogh<\/a> – the Dutch in love with sunflowers<\/a> and starry nights<\/a> – had to interrupt his intense work to capture that moment. He painted on the spot, a night picture with nothing but light.<\/p>\n

This distraction happened in Arles, at the Cafe Terrace <\/i>on the Place du Forum<\/i>. The result is one of the most famous Van Gogh\u2019s paintings. A canvas where he perfected the idea of natural and artificial light through complementary contrasts, dabs of white and discrete pale green reflections.<\/p>\n

\"Vincent<\/a><\/p>\n

In a letter to one of his sisters, he describes a night painting without black; with nothing but blue, violet and green, along with pale yellow and citron green to express the light. \u201cIt amuses me enormously to paint the night right on the spot.\u201d<\/i> \u2013 he wrote \u2013 \u201c(\u2026) It is true that in the darkness I can take a blue for a green, a blue lilac for a pink lilac, since it is hard to distinguish the quality of the tone. But it is the only way to get away from our conventional night with poor pale whitish light, while even a simple candle already provides us with the richest of yellows and oranges.\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n

Today, more than a century later, not only the original painting attracts many visitors to the Kr\u00f6ller-M\u00fcller Museum, in the Netherlands; people from all over the world also look for that bright yellow cafe in Place Lamartine. Even though is not the authentic establishment, is has become a lovely touristic attraction known as Caf\u00e9 La Nuit; Caf\u00e9 Le Soir; Caf\u00e9 Terrace and \u2013 of course – Caf\u00e9 Van Gogh. After the original was bombed during the WWII (and other businesses in between), a boulangerie<\/i> was rebuilt between late 80\u2019s\/early 90\u2019s to take its place. It is greater for its magic rather than an exceptional service; however the bright fa\u00e7ade, the enormous seafood paella<\/i> outside and a reproduction of Van Gogh\u2019s Caf\u00e9 Le Soir<\/a> make it practically irresistible to look out for a seat at the esplanade. It is the kind of venue one wants to walk past and remember; trying to get the feel of it just as Vincent Van Gogh did. A soul full of passion, lost in the ambitions of bright yellow and deep blue.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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