Van Gogh Starry Night Ceramic Vase 10.25H (SDA29)

This Van Gogh Starry Night ceramic vase adapts Vincent van Gogh’s iconic night-sky painting into a functional museum art object. The swirling blue sky and bright yellow-white stars wrap around the vase, creating a continuous view as you turn it. A dark cypress rises through the scene, adding dramatic contrast to the composition.

Made from kiln-fired ceramic with a glossy color finish, this Van Gogh Blue Starry Night vase is designed to hold a bouquet of flowers while also displaying beautifully on its own. Its tall oval form and cut edge help the artwork read like a moving panorama rather than a single flat image.

• Artwork: The Starry Night by Vincent van Gogh (1889)
• Material: kiln-fired ceramic with glazed color finish
• Shape: oval
• Size: 10.25 in H × 4.75 in W × 2.4 in D
• Weight: approx. 1.2 lbs
• Collection: Silhouette d’Art Vase Collection
• Made by: Parastone and John Beswick
• Product number: SDA29

Saint-Rémy and the view from Van Gogh’s room

Van Gogh painted The Starry Night in 1889 while staying at the psychiatric hospital of Saint-Paul-de-Mausole in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence. He entered voluntarily and lived there for about a year. The setting was an old monastery with space for him to work, including a studio. During this period, he created a large body of paintings and drawings, and The Starry Night later became one of the most recognizable images in art history.

The painting is often described as a view from his room, but it is also a constructed image. Van Gogh combined observation, memory, and imagination. The village below is not a literal portrait of Saint-Rémy. The sky becomes the main subject, turning a night scene into a study of motion and feeling.

Why the sky feels alive

In Van Gogh's Starry Night, the brushwork is part of the meaning. Van Gogh used energetic, directional strokes to build a sense of wind and rotation. The stars are not small points. They radiate and pulse. The cypress tree rises like a dark flame, connecting earth and sky.

This Van Gogh's Starry Night vase translates that motion into a three-dimensional form. As the vase is turned, the swirling lines and repeating stars create a rhythmic flow, echoing the original painting’s sense of movement.

Silhouette d’Art: painting adapted to form

This vase is part of the Silhouette d’Art collection, a collaboration between Parastone and John Beswick. Masterpiece images are selected for their visual strength and then applied to specially designed ceramic forms. The cut edge and oval profile help emphasize key design elements from the artwork.

Related Van Gogh pieces in our shop

Explore more Van Gogh–inspired objects in our Van Gogh Museum Gifts collection, or browse more display pieces in our Vases and Functional Art collection. If you are building a coordinated Van Gogh shelf, this pairs especially well:

• Sunflowers vase by Van Gogh
• Almond Tree in Blossom vase by Van Gogh
• Irises museum desk paperweight
• Flowers, Garden, and Landscape collection

Styling and display

This vase works well with a medium bouquet, a few longer stems, or branches. The strong blue-and-gold palette looks especially striking with white flowers, yellow blooms, or simple greenery. It also displays beautifully without flowers as a sculptural art object.

Care notes of Van Gogh Starry Night Vase

Place on a stable surface. Lift from the base when moving. Clean with a soft, dry cloth. Avoid abrasive cleaners.

For more reading from the web

• MoMA collection entry for The Starry Night: Read on The Museum of Modern Art
• MOMA Museum: Online Imaging Tool - AMAZING!
• At The Art Story: Van Gogh Biography