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Still Life: Vase With Fifteen Sunflowers Replica On Canvas
The replica of this painting is created by talented artists who use Van Gogh painting techniques. The
flowers are built up with thick brushstrokes (impasto), which evokes the texture of the seed-heads.
The Arles Sunflowers
Van Gogh's paintings of
sunflowers have reconstructed mankind's view of art and life. The painting dates back to 1888, when Van Gogh left
Paris to paint in the gleaming sunshine of the South of France, requesting
Paul Gauguin to join him.
Waiting for his friend to arrive, Van Gogh painted a series of pictures of sunflowers to brighten his friend's
bedroom. They were meant as a sign of friendship and welcome, but also of Vincent's devotion to Gauguin as his artistic leader.
The Berceuse-Triptych
From the moment of his arrival in Provence on February 20, Van Gogh’s art moved forth at a furious pace. The most remarkable paintings were those of the sunflowers.
Flowers had eclipsed his output during the summer of 1886.
But it was in
Arles that the glorious
sunflower period began. This was when he moved into a small
yellow house on the edge of the square. The outside walls turned the colour of fresh butter and its shutters a ‘hideous’
green, by his demand.