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 Vase
with Fifteen Sunflowers, 1888. A Still Life Painting by
The Artist Vincent van Gogh.
Even van Gogh himself suggested that the image of Sunflowers belonged
to him. To Theo he wrote: “the sunflower is mine in a way”.
The amazing images he created have forever bonded him with the flower.
Van Gogh created the Sunflower series in 1887 - 88. He created nine
paintings all together for the series – three with fifteen
flowers, two with twelve in 1888 and a year earlier had created
a series of four paintings. One was given to Paul Gauguin.
Created at a time in his career when he was experimenting with
color and broadening his scope, van Gogh’s art was changing
from a more somber color scheme into the vibrant and rich colors
for which he is known. The paintings were interesting and innovative
at the time for their use of yellows, especially a new pigment:
chrome yellow.
In March 1987 Vase With Fifteen Sunflowers sold for nearly $40
million.
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a Print of van Gogh's Vase with Fifteen Sunflowers
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