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Vincent van Gogh: The colour and vitality of his works. View time: 29:32. Special Projects curator Colin Wiggins walks you through the life and work of Vincent van Gogh, from the bright colours of 'Sunflowers' to his battles with depression.
Jan 25, 2014 · The Sunflowers offers visitors the unique opportunity to witness the reunion of two of Vincent van Gogh's iconic 'Sunflower' paintings – shown together in London for the first time in 65 years.
Jan 20, 2014 · Take the version in London’s National Gallery that the Dutch artist painted in Arles in the South of France in August 1888. Fifteen sunflowers erupt out of a simple earthenware pot against...
5 things you need to know about. Van Gogh’s ‘Sunflowers’. 1. Vincent wanted to be known as the painter of sunflowers. Just like other painters working at the time, Vincent made flower still lifes. But he did things a little differently. After practising with different flowers, he chose a specific variety: the sunflower.
Sunflowers (original title, in French: Tournesols) is the title of two series of still life paintings by the Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh. The first series, executed in Paris in 1887, depicts the flowers lying on the ground, while the second set, made a year later in Arles, shows a bouquet of sunflowers in a vase.
- 92.2 cm × 73 cm (36.3 in × 29 in)
- Vincent van Gogh
- 1888
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Feb 8, 2019 · For Tate’s Van Gogh and Britain exhibition, opening on 27 March, the National Gallery is lending its Sunflowers—which will be displayed in a fresh context, to show its impact on British...
May 4, 2015 · Van Gogh’s Sunflowers found at the National Gallery in London By the late summer of 1888, Van Gogh had maybe given up on the idea of hosting an entire artist community, but he still desperately wanted the company of Gauguin, and the sunflower paintings were largely motivated by the desire to get Gauguin to follow through with his highly ...
