Description
From an Original Color Painting
This work is part of Van Gogh's famous Sunflowers series, created in Arles, France, in 1888.
The series was intended to decorate the artist's house in preparation for a visit from his friend, the painter Paul Gauguin.
Van Gogh used different stages of the flowers' life cycle in his paintings, from bud to decay, which can symbolize the transient nature of life.
He associated the sunflower paintings with "gratitude" and described his work on them as a "symphony in blue and yellow".
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This work is part of Van Gogh's famous Sunflowers series, created in Arles, France, in 1888.
The series was intended to decorate the artist's house in preparation for a visit from his friend, the painter Paul Gauguin.
Van Gogh used different stages of the flowers' life cycle in his paintings, from bud to decay, which can symbolize the transient nature of life.
He associated the sunflower paintings with "gratitude" and described his work on them as a "symphony in blue and yellow".
