The Starry Night Study

Name/Title

The Starry Night Study

Entry/Object ID

Akeley Archive 259

Description

Print reproduction of Van Gogh's monochromatic study for "The Starry Night"

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Vincent van Gogh

Role

Artist

Date made

circa 1889

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Location

Back bottom

Transcription

^94. van Gogh. Repr.

Type

Makers Mark

Location

Front bottom right

Material/Technique

Embossed

Notes

Raised oval with nude man holding onto the back of a large bird

Dimensions

Height

16-1/2 in

Width

21-3/4 in

Provenance

Notes

Professors Edward Akeley (1894-1984) and Anna Akeley (1904-2004), West Lafayette, Indiana; donated to Purdue University Archives; transferred to Purdue University Galleries.