Van Gogh Journal — Café Terrace at Night 1888 Arlés Kröller-Müller Museum

In September 1888, Van Gogh sat outside a café on the Place du Forum in Arlés and drew what he saw — reed pen in hand, gas lamps lit, cobblestones receding into the dark — and the sketch came before the painting: the front cover reproduces Café Terrace at Night (1888, Kröller-Müller Museum, Otterlo), warm golden yellows of the gas-lit terrace contrasting with deep Prussian blue of the starlit sky in his characteristic bold Post-Impressionist brushstrokes; the back presents the original reed pen ink sketch of the same scene inverted into a cyanotype negative — white lines on deep blue — revealing the underlying compositional geometry that preceded the painted masterpiece.

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Product Details

• Format: Hardcover journal with matte laminated full-wrap cover
• Pages: 150 lined pages (75 sheets) with perforations for easy removal
• Binding: Casewrap sewn binding — flexible and lay-flat
• Dimensions: 5.75 × 8 inches
• Weight: 250 g (0.55 lbs)
• Cover: Matte laminated full-wrap print
• Note: small production barcode (0.5" × 0.5") on back cover

Perfect For

• Van Gogh admirers and Post-Impressionism enthusiasts
• Art lovers drawn to the relationship between drawing and painting
• France travelers and Arlés visitors
• Night owls and café dreamers inspired by starlit skies
• Creative writers and artists working by lamplight
• Thoughtful gifts for art history lovers and journal keepers