What you are looking at
A night scene that keeps its shadows readable. Nocturne is almost entirely dark, which is the whole point — you can see into every dark passage, which is far harder than painting daylight.
Nocturne. Our painter follows the same logic rather than copying a photograph of it: the darkness is mixed out of pigment, stayed away from tube black, so you can still read into it.
Why this one has to be painted by hand
Night scenes are mostly dark, and printers render dark as muddy black. A painter mixes the darkness out of colour, so you can still see into it — which is the entire point of the picture.
Every canvas is painted to order, so the quote follows your size, frame and destination rather than a fixed list. Tell us what you need on WhatsApp and we reply with an exact figure, usually within the hour. You deal directly with the studio that paints it — no reseller layer.
Popular canvas sizes
Every Nocturne MET 1996.547 we paint is made to order, so you choose the canvas. These are the sizes our customers ask for most:
| Size (inches) | Size (cm) | Best for |
|---|---|---|
| 16 × 12 in | 40 × 30 cm | A shelf, a small wall, a gallery group |
| 20 × 16 in | 50 × 40 cm | Bedroom, hallway, above a console |
| 24 × 20 in | 60 × 50 cm | Study, home office, above a desk |
| 30 × 24 in | 76 × 61 cm | Dining room, bedroom feature wall |
| 32 × 24 in | 81 × 61 cm | Living room, above a sideboard |
| 40 × 30 in | 102 × 76 cm | Living room focal wall, above a sofa |
| 48 × 36 in | 122 × 91 cm | Large living room, stairwell, loft |
| 64 × 48 in | 163 × 122 cm | Villa scale, lobby, hospitality wall |
Custom sizes are welcome — if your wall needs something between these, or larger, say so and we will quote it. Framing and shipping are quoted separately. Duties and import taxes are the buyer's responsibility (DAP).
Tell us the size and frame — exact quote back, usually within the hour.
💬 Get a Quote for Nocturne MET 1996.547Where a Nocturne MET 1996.547 hangs best
This one reads well above a lamp-lit sideboard. Because the painter works freehand on a blank canvas we keep the proportions of the original rather than cropping to fit, so an unusually wide or tall composition stays honest at any size.
Questions people ask before ordering
What size should I order for Nocturne?
Dark paintings want a bit of scale: 30 x 24 in or larger, so the shadow has room to work. If your wall needs something else, say so and we quote it.
Is Nocturne in the public domain?
Joseph Stella died in 1946, which puts this work in the public domain — commissioning a hand-painted reproduction is legal, and owning one is legal anywhere in the world. We never pass ours off as the original and never issue certificates of authenticity.
How long does a hand-painted version take?
Roughly two to four weeks of studio time depending mostly on size and how much impasto the surface carries, then several more days for the oil to set before we can photograph and pack it. We send photographs of your actual painting for approval before anything ships.
How close will it be to the original?
It is painted by hand from the same image you are looking at, so it is a painting of the painting, not a scan. Expect the composition, colour and drawing to follow the original closely, and expect the brushwork to be our painter's own — that is the point of commissioning one. You approve photographs before it ships.
Image source and licence
The reference image above is a public-domain reproduction. Source: This file was donated to Wikimedia Commons as part of a project by the Metropolitan Museum of Art. See the Image and Data Resources Open Access Policy Licence: CC0 File page on Wikimedia Commons We hand-paint from it; we do not sell prints and never claim the original.