The painting is an instance of Van Goghs use of what he called suggestive colour or, as he would soon term it, arbitrary colour in which the artist infused his works with his emotions, typical of what was later called Expressionism.

How much is Café Terrace at Night?

Vincent van Gogh, Le café de nuit (The Night Café) (1888). Photo: courtesy Yale University Art Gallery. The Supreme Court has ruled that Vincent van Goghs Le café de nuit (The Night Café), worth an estimated $200 million, will remain in the US at Yale University Art Gallery, reports Agence France-Presse.