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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.
Find out what researchers have discovered about Vincent van Gogh’s Sunflowers. Watch the video.
Van Gogh’s paintings of Sunflowers are among his most famous. He did them in Arles, in the south of France, in 1888 and 1889. Vincent painted a total of five large canvases with sunflowers in a vase, with three shades of yellow ‘and nothing else’.
Immerse yourself in the world of Van Gogh’s renowned Sunflowers. Peek under the paint, discover how Vincent became the painter of sunflowers, and find out about the restoration of the 130-year-old painting.
One of Vincent van Gogh’s most famous works is actually part of a series of sunflower paintings. Alastair Sooke shows how these masterpieces came to be.
Find out why sunflowers represented happiness for Van Gogh. Learn how he experimented with colour to capture mood and express identity.
The sunflower pictures were among the first paintings Van Gogh produced in Arles that show his signature expressive style. No other artist has been so closely associated with a specific flower, and these pictures are among Van Gogh’s most iconic and best-loved works.
