The Sunflowers
About this design:
Vincent van Gogh
(1853 - 1890)
Sunflowers
January 1889
oil on canvas, 95 cm x 73 cm
(Vincent van Gogh Foundation)
vangoghmuseum.nl
Van Goghβs paintings of Sunflowers are among his most famous. He did them in Arles, in the south of France, in 1888 and 1889. Vincent painted a total of five large canvases with sunflowers in a vase, with three shades of yellow βand nothing elseβ. In this way, he demonstrated that it was possible to create an image with numerous variations of a single colour, without any loss of eloquence.
The sunflower paintings had a special significance for Van Gogh: they communicated βgratitudeβ, he wrote. He hung the first two in the room of his friend, the painter Paul Gauguin, who came to live with him for a while in the Yellow House. Gauguin was impressed by the sunflowers, which he thought were βcompletely Vincentβ. Van Gogh had already painted a new version during his friendβs stay and Gauguin later asked for one as a gift, which Vincent was reluctant to give him. He later produced two loose copies, however, one of which is now in the Van Gogh Museum.
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About this design:
Vincent van Gogh
(1853 - 1890)
Sunflowers
January 1889
oil on canvas, 95 cm x 73 cm
(Vincent van Gogh Foundation)
vangoghmuseum.nl
Van Goghβs paintings of Sunflowers are among his most famous. He did them in Arles, in the south of France, in 1888 and 1889. Vincent painted a total of five large canvases with sunflowers in a vase, with three shades of yellow βand nothing elseβ. In this way, he demonstrated that it was possible to create an image with numerous variations of a single colour, without any loss of eloquence.
The sunflower paintings had a special significance for Van Gogh: they communicated βgratitudeβ, he wrote. He hung the first two in the room of his friend, the painter Paul Gauguin, who came to live with him for a while in the Yellow House. Gauguin was impressed by the sunflowers, which he thought were βcompletely Vincentβ. Van Gogh had already painted a new version during his friendβs stay and Gauguin later asked for one as a gift, which Vincent was reluctant to give him. He later produced two loose copies, however, one of which is now in the Van Gogh Museum.