Van Gogh Sunflower Painting

Vincent Van Gogh left quite a lot of masterpieces before he died at the age of 37. After leaving Holland for the south of France, he painted sunflowers with the dream of starting an artistic community. Intending to decorate his friend Paul Gauguin's room, he began to paint sunflowers. In fact, he painted some sunflower paintings in Paris around the time of 1887. However, the majority of his sunflowers in vases wear created in Arles from 1888 to 1889. These series of paintings looks similar in lots aspects. Van Gogh Sunflower Painting features vibrant colors. The paintings of sunflowers are made possible by the innovations in the manufactured pigment in the 19th century. For the flowers fade quickly, Van Gogh painted from sunrise on. The Van Gogh Sunflower Painting shows sunflowers from full bloom to withering: bright yellows of the full bloom and arid browns of wilting and death. The Van Gogh Sunflower Painting looks quite fascinating and beautiful.