Wednesday, 4 February 2009
Vincent - Starry night over the Rhone
Looking at this picture reminds us that we can see the water moving and, though we can't see it, the stars are moving as well.
"Looking at the stars always makes me dream," he said, "Why, I ask myself, shouldn't the shining dots of the sky be as accessible as the black dots on the map of France? Just as we take the train to get to Tarascon or Rouen, we take death to reach a star."