Vincent Van Gogh Fifteen Sunflowers In A Vase (1888)
Sunflowers (original title, in French: Tournesols) are the subject of two series of still life paintings by the Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh. The earlier series executed in Paris in 1887 gives the flowers lying on the ground, while the second set executed a year later in Arles shows bouquets of sunflowers in a vase.
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Vincent Van Gogh Basket Of Pansies On A Small Table
1887 Fine Art Painting
Basket of Pansies (F244) is an example of Van Gogh’s experimentation with contrasting colors. In this case the contrasting pair are purple and yellow.He also used the contrasting red in the tambourine and green in the background for the painting, also known as Tambourine with Pansies. Van Gogh found pansies an example of natural color theory.
Vincent Van Gogh Vase With Pink Roses (1890)
Vase with Pink Roses was painted in 1890 by Vincent van Gogh in Saint-Remy. At the time Van Gogh was readying himself to leave the Saint-Remy asylum for the quiet town of Auvers-sur-Oise outside of Paris. The still life reflects the optimism Van Gogh felt at that time about his future, both in his choice of flowers as a subject and the colors used.
