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Learn about the two series of still life paintings by Vincent van Gogh featuring sunflowers, executed in Paris and Arles in 1887 and 1888. Find out the history, composition, location and significance of each version, as well as the 2022 attack on the National Gallery painting.
Zoom in and read about this famous painting of sunflowers by Vincent van Gogh. View Vincent for scale and learn more about the artist and his work.
Learn how Vincent van Gogh painted sunflowers to experiment with colour, to honour his friend Gauguin, and to express gratitude. Discover the five different versions of Sunflowers in a vase and their locations around the world.
- Van Gogh made two series of sunflower paintings. The famous Sunflowers is actually the second series of sunflower paintings by the artist. There is an earlier series of four works, made during his years in Paris, that depict flowers lying on the ground.
- The famous series were used as decoration. The famous series with sunflowers in a vase were initially painted as decoration for Paul Gaugin’s room in Arles.
- Gauguin made a portrait of Van Gogh working with sunflowers. In Arles, Gauguin made a portrait of Van Gogh painting one of these iconic still lifes. Through his many self-portraits we are very familiar with Van Gogh’s likeness.
- Van Gogh experimented with yellow. Still-lifes with flowers were a pretty common subject for painters at the time. At first, Van Gogh followed a more traditional approach in his still lifes but progressively moved to more extreme color contrasts.
Learn about the iconic sunflower paintings by Van Gogh, which he made to decorate his house and impress his friend Gauguin. Discover the meanings, styles and influences of these symbolic and expressive works of art.
Learn about the four still lifes of sunflowers that van Gogh painted in Paris in 1887, and how they were acquired by Paul Gauguin. See the oil sketch, the larger canvas, and the exhibition history of this iconic work at The Met.
Learn about the history, meaning and restoration of Van Gogh's famous Sunflowers paintings. Explore the world of sunflowers through art, stories and facts at the Van Gogh Museum.
