Van Gogh {Café|COFFEE SHOP} {Terrace|Balcony} {at Night|in the evening|during the night}, {also|likewise|additionally} {known as|referred to as|called} the {Place|Location|Area} du {Forum|Online forum|Discussion forum}, it is a coloured oil {painting|paint} {produced|created|generated} by the Dutch {artist|musician} Vincent van Gogh in Arles, France, mid-September 1888. The {painting|paint} was not {signed|authorized}, {but|however|yet} {described|explained|defined} {and|as well as|and also} {mentioned|discussed|pointed out|stated} by the {artist|musician} in his letters on {various|different|numerous} {occasions|events|celebrations}. There is {also|likewise|additionally} {a large|a big|a huge} pen {drawing|illustration} of the {composition|structure|make-up} which {originates|stems} from the {artist|musician}'s estate.

In a letter Van Gogh {wrote to|contacted} his {brother|sibling|bro}, Theo, the {artist|musician} {said|stated|claimed} Ginoux {had|had actually} taken {so much|a lot} of his {money|cash|loan} that he {'d| would certainly} {told|informed} the {cafe|coffee shop} {owner|proprietor} it was time to take his {revenge|vengeance|retribution} by {painting|repainting} the {place|location|area}.

In August 1888 the {artist|musician} {told|informed} his {brother|sibling|bro} in a letter:

Today I am {probably|most likely|possibly} {going to|mosting likely to} {begin|start} on the {interior|inside} of the {café|coffee shop} where I have {a room|a space|an area}, by gas light, {in the evening|at night}. It is what they call {here|right here|below} a "{café|coffee shop} de nuit" (they are {fairly|relatively|rather} {frequent|regular|constant} {here|right here|below}), {staying|remaining} open all {night|evening}. "{Night|Evening} {prowlers|burglars}" can take {refuge|sanctuary|haven} there when they have no {money|cash|loan} to {pay for|spend for} {a lodging|an accommodations}, or are {too|as well|also} {drunk|intoxicated} to be {taken in|absorbed}.

In the {middle|center} of September 1888, Van Gogh {sat|rested} up for {three|3} {consecutive|successive} {nights|evenings} to {paint|repaint} the {picture|photo|image}, {sleeping|resting} {during the day|throughout the day}. {Little|Bit|Little bit} {later|later on}, he {sent|sent out} the water-colour, {copying|duplicating|replicating} the {composition|structure|make-up} {and|as well as|and also} {again|once again|once more} simplyfing the {colour scheme|palette|color scheme} on order to {meet|satisfy|fulfill} the {simplicity|simpleness} of Japanese woodblock prints.

Van Gogh's {Cafe|Coffee shop} {Terrace|Balcony} {at Night|in the evening|during the night}, {showing|revealing} {outdoor|outside|exterior} tables, {a street|a road} scene {and|as well as|and also} the {night|evening} {sky|skies}, was {painted|repainted} in Arles at {about|regarding|concerning} the {same|exact same|very same} time. It {depicts|portrays|illustrates|shows} {a different|a various} {cafe|coffee shop}, {a larger|a bigger} {establishment|facility} on the {Place|Location|Area} du {Forum|Online forum|Discussion forum}

Van Gogh {wrote|composed|created} {many|numerous|lots of|several} letters to his {brother|sibling|bro} Theo van Gogh, {and|as well as|and also} {often|frequently|typically|commonly|usually} {included|consisted of} {details|information} of his {latest|newest|most current|most recent} {work|job}. The {artist|musician} {wrote|composed|created} his {brother|sibling|bro} {more than|greater than} {once|when|as soon as} {about|regarding|concerning} The {Night|Evening} {Café|COFFEE SHOP}. According to Meyer Schapiro "there are {few|couple of} {works on|deal with|service|work with} which [Van Gogh] {has|has actually} {written|composed|created} with {more|even more} {conviction|sentence}."

In {one of|among} the letters he {describes|explains|defines} this {painting|paint}:

I {have|have actually} {tried|attempted} to {express|reveal|share} the {terrible|awful|horrible|dreadful} {passions|enthusiasms|interests} of {humanity|humankind|mankind} {by means of|through|using} red {and|as well as|and also} {green|eco-friendly|environment-friendly}. The {room|space|area} is blood red {and|as well as|and also} dark yellow with {a green|an eco-friendly|an environment-friendly} billiard table {in the middle|in the center|between}; there are {four|4} lemon-yellow {lamps|lights} with {a glow|a radiance} of orange {and|as well as|and also} {green|eco-friendly|environment-friendly}. {Everywhere|All over|Anywhere|Almost everywhere} there is a clash {and|as well as|and also} {contrast|comparison} of {the most|one of the most} {alien|unusual} reds {and|as well as|and also} {greens|eco-friendlies|environment-friendlies}, in the {figures|numbers} of little {sleeping|resting} {hooligans|criminals|goons|thugs}, in the {empty|vacant} {dreary|bleak|gloomy|uninspiring} {room|space|area}, in violet {and|as well as|and also} blue. The blood-red {and|as well as|and also} the yellow-green of the billiard table, {for instance|for example|as an example}, {contrast|comparison} with the soft tender Louis XV {green|eco-friendly|environment-friendly} of the counter, on which there is a rose nosegay. The white {clothes|clothing|garments} of the {landlord|property owner|property manager|proprietor}, {watchful|careful} {in a corner|behind-the-scenes} of that {furnace|heating system|heater}, {turn|transform} lemon-yellow, or {pale|light} {luminous|luminescent} {green|eco-friendly|environment-friendly}. "

The {next|following} day (September 9), he {wrote|composed|created} Theo: "In my {picture of|photo of|image of} the {Night|Evening} {Café|COFFEE SHOP} I {have|have actually} {tried|attempted} to {express|reveal|share} the {idea|concept|suggestion} that the {café|coffee shop} is {a place|a location|an area} where one can {ruin|destroy|mess up|spoil|wreck} oneself, {go mad|freak} or {commit|dedicate|devote} {a crime|a criminal offense|a criminal activity}. So I {have|have actually} {tried|attempted} to {express|reveal|share}, as it were, the powers of darkness in {a low|a reduced} {public house|pub|hostelry}, by soft Louis XV {green|eco-friendly|environment-friendly} {and|as well as|and also} malachite, contrasting with yellow-green {and|as well as|and also} {harsh|severe|extreme|rough} blue-greens, {and|as well as|and also} all this in {an atmosphere|an environment|an ambience} like {a devil|an adversary|an evil one}'s {furnace|heating system|heater}, of {pale|light} sulphur. {And|As well as|And also} all with {an appearance|a look} of Japanese {gaiety|merriment}, {and|as well as|and also} the {good|great|excellent} nature of Tartarin.

He {also|likewise|additionally} {wrote|composed|created}: "It is {color|shade} not {locally|in your area} {true|real} from the {point of view|viewpoint|perspective} of the stereoscopic {realist|rationalist}, {but|however|yet} {color|shade} to {suggest|recommend} the {emotion|feeling} of {an ardent|a devoted} {temperament|character|personality}."

The {violent|fierce|terrible} {exaggeration|overestimation} of the colours {and|as well as|and also} the thick {texture|structure|appearance} of the paint made the {picture|photo|image} "{one of|among} the ugliest {pictures|photos|images} I {have|have actually} done", Van Gogh {wrote|composed|created} at one {point|factor}. He {also|likewise|additionally} called it "the {equivalent|comparable|equal} though {different|various}, of The Potato Eaters", which it {resembles|looks like|appears like} {somewhat|rather} in its {use of|use} lamplight {and|as well as|and also} {concerns|issues|worries|problems} for the {condition|problem} of {people|individuals} in {need|requirement|demand}.

{Soon after|Right after|Not long after} its {execution|implementation}, Van Gogh {incorporated|integrated|included} this {painting|paint} {into|right into} his Décoration for the Yellow {House|Home|Residence}