Van Gogh set up his easel in the square at Arles and painted through the night, outdoors, by gaslight — the first of his great night pictures. He was proud that it contained no black at all: the darkness is deep blue and violet, and against it the café’s awning blazes a sulphurous yellow that spills across the cobbles. Stars prick the sky above the rooftops, drawn as small flowers of light. A few figures sit at the tables; a waiter stands in the glow. It is warmth carved out of a vast blue dark, which is very nearly a definition of what a café is for.

Maker: Vincent van Gogh (1853 to 1890)
Date: September 1888
Medium of the original: Painting
Original held by: Kröller-Müller Museum, Otterlo
Credit: Kröller-Müller Museum, Otterlo · via Wikimedia Commons
Rights: Public domain, verified
Catalogue number: PA-00610

As chosen: 18 x 24 in, art print, classic frame
Picture	18 x 24 in
Outside size	19.6 x 25.6 in
Depth	0.9 in (22 mm)
Weight	[[REAL PROOF NEEDED: shipped weight per size and frame]]
Hanging	[[REAL PROOF NEEDED: hanging hardware Prodigi fits to this frame]]
Material	Enhanced matte art paper, 200 gsm; acrylic glazing
Made in	Charlotte, North Carolina, by Prodigi

Before a size goes on sale, the file is measured against it: pixels per inch at that size, how much of the picture a crop would lose, tone and sharpness. A size that fails is not offered, so there is nothing to choose wrong.

How the print check works

Sizes offered
Size	dpi	Grade	How it fits
8 x 10 in	800	Excellent	Trimmed 0.2%
11 x 14 in	571	Excellent	Trimmed 2%
12 x 16 in	500	Excellent	Trimmed 6.5%
16 x 20 in	400	Excellent	Trimmed 0.2%
18 x 24 in	333	Excellent	Trimmed 6.5%
24 x 30 in	266	Excellent	Trimmed 0.2%
30 x 40 in	200	Excellent	Trimmed 6.5%
36 x 48 in	166	Good	Trimmed 6.5%

Sizes withheld
Size	Why
8 x 12 in	Wrong shape: a 17% crop
12 x 18 in	Wrong shape: a 17% crop
16 x 24 in	Wrong shape: a 17% crop
20 x 30 in	Wrong shape: a 17% crop
24 x 36 in	Wrong shape: a 17% crop
40 x 60 in	Wrong shape: a 17% crop

Scanned: 2026-10-07
Master file: 6,415 x 8,000 px, srgb
Tone: Darks 32, lights 135 of 255; 0% clipped light, 0% clipped dark
Colour: 0% vivid
Sharpness: 19.54