Van Gogh Masterpieces

At Yale Art Gallery

NEW HAVEN — Yale University Art Gallery (YUAG) has the honor this summer of exhibiting together “Cypresses” and “The Starry Night,” two of Vincent van Gogh’s most renowned paintings.

Completed in June 1889, during his yearlong confinement at the asylum in Saint-Rémy, in southern France, the paintings exemplify the work of this modern master at the height of his creativity. The works will remain at YUAG until September 7.

The emotional energy of van Gogh’s works, which employ a vibrant palette and thick brushstrokes, continues to resonate with viewers even 100 years after their creation. In an unprecedented arrangement, the Museum of Modern Art has loaned “The Starry Night” and the Metropolitan Museum of Art has loaned “Cypresses” to YUAG.

In both works, van Gogh’s dazzling use of clear, bold colors laid down in swirling, gestural strokes demonstrates his expressive and imaginative power. Presented side by side, the paintings reveal the artist’s vivid and tender vision of Saint-Rémy as he observed the French countryside from his window — by day and through the night.

Museum admission is always free. To ensure a pleasant and unrushed experience for gallery visitors, free timed tickets for the van Gogh installation are available at

ArtGallery.yale.edu.

Yale University Art Gallery is at 1111 Chapel Street in New Haven.

For additional information, visit ArtGallery.yale.edu or call 203-432-0600.