Night scenes — 9 Works Set After Dark

Night scenes appear across painting and photography, from Van Gogh works to contemporary images. Some show empty streets, others interiors or staged scenes.

This selection looks at how artists work with night, using light, shadow, and limited visibility.

Vincent van Gogh — Café Terrace at Night

Oil on canvas, 1888

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Georgia O’Keeffe — New York Night

Oil on canvas, 1929

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Edward Hopper — Nighthawks

Oil on canvas, 1942

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Rut Blees Luxemburg — Towering Inferno

Photography, 1995

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Gregory Crewdson — Untitled (Beer Dream)

C-print photograph, 1998

Image courtesy © Gregory Crewdson

Peter Doig — Milky Way

Oil on canvas, 1990

Image courtesy © Peter Doig

Salman Toor — The Bar on East 13th

Oil on panel, 2019

Image courtesy © Salman Toor

Danielle McKinney — Lumen

Oil on canvas, 2025

Image courtesy © Danielle McKinney

Paul Ferney — The Night Born

Oil painting, 2026

Image courtesy © Paul Ferney