Twinkling painting
The Twinkling Painting is a piece of artwork introduced in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. This piece is based on the The Starry Night by the Dutch artist Vincent van Gogh, painted in 1889; it is one of two van Gogh pieces to be featured in the Animal Crossing series, alongside the Flowery Painting. Depicting a sky full of stars, just before the sunrise, the painting remains one of van Gogh's most iconic works-- and one of the most iconic pieces of art in western culture as a whole-- for its distinctive, heavily post-impressionist imagery, even compared to van Gogh's other works. The meaning of the painting was never explicitly stated by the artist and as such has become a breeding ground for interpretations, ranging from artistic abstraction to a reflection of van Gogh's deteriorating mental state (with him having been institutionalized the previous year following a mental breakdown, before suffering a second one the month after the painting's completion; the painting specifically depicts the view from the window of his asylum cell, and van Gogh would commit suicide shortly after in 1890).
Authenticity
In Animal Crossing: New Horizons, there are no forgeries of this painting.
Museum exhibit description
- "Van Gogh's signature piece, painted while he was hospitalized at an asylum. This view from his room includes memories and imaginations. In letters to friends, the artist called it a failure."
- — Museum Exhibit, Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Painting Information
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| Twinkling Painting | 4,980 Bells | 1,245 Bells | Jolly Redd |
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