Van Gogh's Vibrant Sunflowers: A Study of Color and Emotion - by Van Gogh
Image ID: 29264
Radiating warmth and bursting with life, "Still Life: Vase with Fifteen Sunflowers" is a testament to Vincent van Gogh's enduring fascination with the natural world. Created during his time in Arles in late summer 1888, this painting exudes the intense and passionate energy for which Van Gogh is celebrated. The vivid yellows of the sunflowers, set against a bold yellow background, convey a sense of sunlight that is almost tangible. Each bloom is at a different stage of its life, from full, lush flowers to those wilting and losing their petals, capturing the ephemeral nature of life itself. Van Gogh’s distinctive brush strokes animate the painting’s surface with dynamic textures, emphasizing the organic, almost tactile quality of the thickly applied paint. This artwork is not just a display of floral beauty but an expression of profound human emotion and a reflection of the artist's inner world.
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Artists: Bierstadt, Bouguereau, Caillebotte, Cassatt, Cezanne, Corot, Degas, Gauguin, Gerstl, Gris, Klimt, Macke, Manet, Marc, Modersohn-Becker, Modigliani, Monet, Morisot, Pissaro, Poussin, Renoir, Schiele, Seurat, Sisley, Tissot, Toulouse-Lautrec, Van Gogh, |
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