The village sleeps beneath a sky that will not be still. Stars whirl. A cypress rises like a dark flame. The moon burns. Van Gogh painted the view from the asylum at Saint-Rémy, but transformed it into inner weather. The night is not empty. It is alive with longing.

Oil on canvas with thick impasto, rhythmic brushwork, and intensified color. Natural observation merges with imaginative structure.

The cypress links earth and sky, often associated with mourning. The swirling heavens suggest spiritual turbulence and cosmic desire.

Painted during Van Gogh’s voluntary stay at Saint-Paul-de-Mausole asylum after mental crises in Arles.

Its expressive color and brushwork became foundational for Expressionism and modern emotional painting.