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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.
The most comprehensive primary source on Van Gogh is his correspondence with his younger brother, Theo.Their lifelong friendship, and most of what is known of Vincent's thoughts and theories of art, are recorded in the hundreds of letters they exchanged from 1872 until 1890. [8]
Place of creation: Arles : Credit line: The Mr. and Mrs. Carroll S. Tyson, Jr., Collection, 1963: Notes: Catalogues raisonnés: F455: Faille, Jacob Baart de la (1970 ...
Van Gogh had asked Gauguin to stay with him and form an art colony that he referred to as "The Studio of the South". [1] After much urging and extensive correspondences, Gauguin agreed to move to Arles in October, 1888. [3] Gauguin was financially supported by Van Gogh’s brother, Theo Van Gogh, who paid Gauguin a stipend of 150 francs in ...
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The Painter of Sunflowers, a portrayal of Vincent van Gogh painting sunflowers by Paul Gauguin, 1888. And his selected works from Auvers-sur-Oise (1890): Wheatfield with Crows (1890) The permanent collection also includes nine of the artist's self-portraits and some of his earliest paintings dating back to 1882.
The sale of Vincent van Gogh's Sunflowers was the first time a "modern" (in this case 1888) painting became the record holder. Old master paintings had previously dominated the market. [ 3 ] In contrast, there are currently only nine pre-1875 paintings among the listed top 89, and none created between 1635 and 1874.
Notes: Catalogues raisonnés: F454: Faille, Jacob Baart de la (1970) [1928] The Works of Vincent van Gogh. His Paintings and Drawings, Amsterdam: J.M. Meulenhoff, no ...