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What You Need to Know About Van Gogh’s Sunflowers - Van Gogh Museum

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Discover five things you need to know about Vincent van Gogh’s Sunflowers

Vincent wanted to be known as the painter of sunflowers Just like other painters working at the time, Vincent van Gogh made flower still lifes. But he did things a little differently. After practising with different flowers, he chose a specific variety: the sunflower. His fellow painters thought that sunflowers were perhaps somewhat coarse and unrefined. But this is exactly what Vincent liked, and he also enjoyed painting flowers that had gone to seed. He gave sunflowers the lead role in several paintings. Vincent knew that his sunflower paintings were special. As did other people. After…

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