The Night Cafe, By Vincent Van Gogh

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The eery painting by VIncent Van Gogh called The Night Cafe conveys a sense of self-seclusion through the slumped figures at the tables full of wine or beer, and the lone figure standing behind the pool table staring directly at the onlooker. Gogh uses important details in the painting, one was the skewed perspective he incorporates, it gives an onlooker a feeling of drunkenness or delirium. Furthermore the colors depicted are all contrasting which makes the painting contribute even more to delirium. However, even with the details on the parts of the painting, the title gives us some clues on loneliness, it is called The Night Cafe which communicates that it is quiet and lonely. The certain parts of the painting all work together but in a

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