Vincent van Gogh, Sunflowers, 1887, oil on canvas, Rogers Fund, 1949, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Title: Sunflowers, 1887
Artist: Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890)
Did you know that in the late summer of 1887, when Vincent van Gogh was residing in Paris, he created at least four paintings of sunflowers? In the painting above, Vincent magnifies the central core of the unforgettable flower, as seen in the one on our left that looks outward, defined by energetic brushstrokes. While the second member of the pair lies flat on the ground, hiding its face from our view. Yet, how does Vincent’s interpretation compare to the towering inhabitants of a farmer’s field I photographed on a summer afternoon.
Sunflowers, Joan Hart, 2022
This version of Sunflowers was once owned by Paul Gauguin (1848-1903)
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