Friday, July 1, 2016

Netherlands: Café Terrace at Night by Van Gogh

Café Terrace at Night, also known as The Cafe Terrace on the Place du Forum, is a coloured oil painting executed by the Dutch artist Vincent van Gogh on an industrially primed canvas of size 25 in Arles, France, mid-September 1888. The painting is not signed, but described and mentioned by the artist in three letters. There is also a large pen drawing of the composition which originates from the artist's estate.

This stamp is Postcrossing, from set od ten different stamps. Issue date is 29.03.2016. On this stamp you can see famous Rembrandt’s painting The Night Watch. Sheet of 10 different stamps features also Delta Works, Frisian Islands, Hoge Veluwe, Binnenhof, Alkmaar's cheese market, Bollenvelden, Giethoorn, Marken and Zaanse Schans.


Thank you Tjarda!


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