''Effets de soir'' (also called ''effets de soir et de matin'') are the effects of light caused by the

sunset Sunset (or sundown) is the disappearance of the Sun at the end of the Sun path, below the horizon of the Earth (or any other astronomical object in the Solar System) due to its Earth's rotation, rotation. As viewed from everywhere on Earth, it ...

twilight Twilight is daylight illumination produced by diffuse sky radiation when the Sun is below the horizon as sunlight from the upper atmosphere is scattered in a way that illuminates both the Earth's lower atmosphere and also the Earth's surf ...

, or darkness of the early

evening Evening is the period of a day that begins at the end of daylight and overlaps with the beginning of night. It generally indicates the period of time when the sun is close to the horizon and comprises the periods of civil, nautical and astronom ...

or matins. They appear frequently in works by such

painter Painting is a Visual arts, visual art, which is characterized by the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a solid surface (called "matrix" or "Support (art), support"). The medium is commonly applied to the base with ...

s as

Vincent van Gogh Vincent Willem van Gogh (; 30 March 185329 July 1890) was a Dutch Post-Impressionist painter who is among the most famous and influential figures in the history of Western art. In just over a decade, he created approximately 2,100 artworks ...

, Bernhard Fries,Cosmovisions website on B. Fries
in French). Retrieved October 16, 2008. Armand Guillaumin, and

Camille Corot Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot ( , , ; 16 July 1796 – 22 February 1875), or simply Camille Corot, was a French landscape and portrait painter as well as a printmaker in etching. A pivotal figure in landscape painting, his vast output si ...

.Cosmovisions website on Corot
(in French). Retrieved October 16, 2008. Literally, it means "effects of evening" in French. This was part of a group of techniques used by Impressionists such as

impasto Impasto is a technique used in painting, where paint is laid on an area of the surface thickly, usually thick enough that the brush or painting-knife strokes are visible. Paint can also be mixed right on the canvas. When dry, impasto provides tex ...

, ''

en plein air ''En plein air'' (; French language, French for 'outdoors'), or plein-air painting, is the act of painting outdoors. This method contrasts with studio painting or academic rules that might create a predetermined look. The theory of 'En plein ai ...

'', color theory, and thick strokes of oil paint on canvas. In 2008, the

Museum of Modern Art The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) is an art museum located in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, on 53rd Street (Manhattan), 53rd Street between Fifth Avenue, Fifth and Sixth Avenues. MoMA's collection spans the late 19th century to the present, a ...

curated a major exhibit of van Gogh's work of ''effets de soir''.MoMA press release
. Retrieved October 16, 2008."MoMA Presents First Exhibition to Examine Van Gogh's Nocturnal Landscapes and Interiors", '' Art Daily'', se
Art Daily website
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/ref>'' The Starry Night'', and '' The Night Cafe''.

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All of the following are by Vincent van Gogh, unless otherwise noted: Image:The Potato Eaters - Vincent van Gogh - .jpg, Study for '' The Potato Eaters'' Image:Starry Night Over the Rhone.jpg, '' Starry Night Over the Rhone'' Image:VanGogh-starry night ballance1.jpg, '' The Starry Night'' Image:Vincent Willem van Gogh 076.jpg, '' The Night Cafe'' Image:Guillaumin SoleilCouchantAIvry.jpg, Armand Guillaumin, (1841-1927), ''Sunset at Ivry (Soleil couchant à Ivry)''

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MoMA website

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