Sunflowers
1887 Metropolitan Museum of Art
About this artwork
This painting is one of several works by Van Gogh depicting sunflowers, part of his Paris series where he explored cut flowers against a blue background before his famous Arles series. The work showcases his distinctive impasto technique and vibrant color palette.
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Vincent van Gogh painted multiple "Sunflowers" series, a subject he found deeply symbolic of gratitude. While his more famous 'Arles Sunflowers' series (1888-1889) were intended to decorate his studio in Arles for his friend Paul Gauguin, this earlier 1887 work from his Paris period shows his developing style and intense exploration of the flower's form and color, often capturing the flowers in various stages of life.
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Sunflowers
Vincent van Gogh, 1887
