by Volkan Yıldırım
Vincent Van Gogh painted The Starry Night in June 1889 from his asylum window at Saint-Rémy-de-Provence. He never lived to see how thoroughly the world would adopt that swirling indigo-and-gold sky. A hundred and thirty-five years later, “Van Gogh-style” has become its own genre. The Starry Night Series is our tribute — beloved subjects reimagined under that unmistakable impasto sky. Here are five favourites.
A great horned owl perched silent on a leafless winter branch, golden eyes glowing against the swirling cobalt sky behind. The Wise Owl print works beautifully in library reading nooks and dark-academia bedrooms. The deep midnight cobalt palette grounds a wall without feeling heavy.
Peter Pan soars in silhouette across a swirling London night sky, Tinker Bell glowing gold beside him, the moon rising amber and full behind Big Ben. This print has been our most-loved nursery wall art — pure bedtime-storybook magic.
A solitary lighthouse stands guard atop a dark rocky cliff while massive cobalt waves crash and foam at its base. The Lighthouse print burns with cinematic coastal drama — equally at home in a beach house or a study with a leather wingback chair.
A solitary red fox sits poised on a windswept golden hillside, gaze lifted upward to a massive impasto Van Gogh sun. The Lone Fox print mixes warm rust and cobalt — perfect for cottagecore and woodland-aesthetic bedrooms.
The legendary Kíz Kulesi rises from the dark Bosphorus waters, its honey-glowing windows reflected in shimmering ripples under a swirling cobalt sky and impasto crescent moon. Our Maiden Tower tribute is a love letter from the Asian shore of Istanbul to the European one.
These prints have texture — even though they’re flat paper, the impasto brushwork reads as dimensional. They sing under warm lamp light, which catches the swirling sky and makes it feel almost three-dimensional. Avoid harsh overhead LEDs. Pair them with rich wood, brass and aged-paper tones rather than chrome and glass.
Explore all 15 tributes in the Starry Night Series.
