Van Gogh Wallpaper for Mac: Which Paintings Fit Which Screen
Van Gogh paintings to use as a Mac wallpaper, picked from 179 Van Gogh paintings on October 10, 2026. The Starry Night loses 18% of its height on a MacBook; see what fits a MacBook and what suits a wide monitor.
If you want a Van Gogh on your Mac, start with the paintings below. They were picked from the 179 Van Goghs in Art4 on October 10, 2026.
Van Gogh paintings for your wallpaper
The Starry Night1889, MoMAMuseum page: The Starry Night 
Starry Night over the Rhône1888, Musée d’OrsayMuseum page: Starry Night over the Rhône 
Wheatfield under Thunderclouds1890, Van Gogh MuseumMuseum page: Wheatfield under Thunderclouds 
Almond Blossom1890, Van Gogh MuseumMuseum page: Almond Blossom 
Irises1889, Getty MuseumMuseum page: Irises
Set these as your Mac wallpaper with Art4
- Choose a painting and it becomes your wallpaper. When its shape does not match your screen, you drag to choose which part shows.
- Art4 has 179 Van Goghs, and Monet, Klimt, Vermeer, and many other painters to set the same way.
- Read the story behind each work, and follow how painters and movements connect while you browse.
What fits which screen
The Starry Night is narrower than a Mac screen. Filling a MacBook screen with it cuts 18% of its height, from the top of the sky and the village at the bottom. Almond Blossom and Irises lose about as much.
For a wide monitor, 16:9 or ultrawide, use the landscapes Van Gogh painted in July 1890 on canvases twice as wide as they are high.
- Wheatfield with Crows, 1890, Van Gogh Museum
- Wheatfield under Thunderclouds, 1890, Van Gogh Museum
- Tree Roots, 1890, Van Gogh Museum
- Sheaves of Wheat, 1890, Dallas Museum of Art
- Farms near Auvers, 1890, Tate
- Rain, Auvers, 1890, National Museum Cardiff
These six fit a MacBook almost as they are.
- Girl in a Wood, 1882, Kröller-Müller Museum
- Cottages, 1883, Van Gogh Museum
- View of the Sea at Scheveningen, 1882, Van Gogh Museum
- Two Crabs, 1889, National Gallery, London
- The Potato Eaters, 1885, Van Gogh Museum
- Kingfisher by the Waterside, 1887, Van Gogh Museum
Questions about Van Gogh wallpapers
Where does a high-resolution Starry Night come from?
The file Art4 uses is the Google Art Project reproduction on Wikimedia Commons, where it is marked public domain. It is far larger than any screen, so how sharp a Starry Night wallpaper looks depends on how it was cropped and resized on the way to you.
Are Van Gogh’s paintings free to use?
Yes. Van Gogh died in 1890, and his paintings are in the public domain. On your own desktop any reproduction is fine. For a recording or a presentation, use an image a museum has released under CC0, such as the Art Institute of Chicago’s The Bedroom.
How do I set a painting as my Mac wallpaper?
Control-click the image file in Finder and choose Set Desktop Picture. To change how it is placed, open System Settings, choose Wallpaper, and pick Fill Screen or Fit to Screen.
Wallpapers by other painters
The same pages exist for Monet, Klimt, and Impressionism as a whole. For the story of the painting, read The Starry Night explained.
Put a Van Gogh on your Mac
Browse all 179 Van Goghs, choose the part of the painting you want to see, and set it as your wallpaper or let them rotate. The trial is free for 7 days.
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Keep a painting like this on your Mac
Art4 lets you browse public-domain paintings by artist, movement, color, and screen shape, read the story behind each one, and set it as your wallpaper, or let it rotate on its own. Try it free for 7 days; if you keep it, it’s a one-time $14. Requires macOS 14 or later.