Starry Night is a famous painting by which artist?

• A. Claude Monet
• B. Paul Cezanne
• C. Salvador Dali
• D. Vincent van Gogh

Answer: (D)

Starry Night is by Vincent van Gogh. This painting captures his expressive, emotive style, with a sky that swirls with stars and a bright crescent moon, painted in bold yellows and deep blues using thick, visible brushstrokes. He made it in 1889 while staying at the Saint-Paul-de-Mausole asylum in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, looking out over a village and the surrounding landscape. The tall, dark cypress tree and the sense of motion in the sky are signature aspects of van Gogh’s technique, where color and texture convey feeling as much as form. This combination of subject and style is distinct from the others: Monet is known for softer light and plein-air impressions, Cezanne for geometric forms and structured compositions, and Dali for surreal, dreamlike imagery.