Van Gogh's most famous work is undoubtedly this sunflower. He has painted still life with sunflower as the theme many times. He likes to decorate his room with sunflowers. He once said: "I want to paint half a dozen Sunflowers to decorate my studio, so that pure chrome yellow can shine in various degrees of blue in various backgrounds, from the lightest blue in Willoni to the highest blue; I want to match these paintings with the most exquisite frames painted orange, just like the stained glass in the Gothic church. " Van Gogh really made the color of August sunshine in Al shine on the screen. The color of these sunshine comes from the heart and sincere feelings for God. When Van Gogh painted, he pursued violent improvisation with fanatical impulse. This immortal "sunflower" is produced in sunny southern France. Van Gogh's sunflower, like a blazing flame, is gorgeous, gorgeous, harmonious, elegant and even exquisite at the same time. The sense of movement and seemingly rotating strokes are so thick and powerful, and the color contrast is simple and strong. However, in this thick and simple, it is full of wisdom and aura. When watching this painting, the viewers all felt the exciting picture effect, their hearts trembled, and they were all eager to try generate, and * * * was integrated into Van Gogh's rich subjective feelings. In a word, the sunflower in Van Gogh's works is not just a plant, but a life with primitive impulse and enthusiasm. Vincent Van Gogh created 1 1 sunflowers in his life, of which 10 was scattered all over the country after his death. At present, only one is exhibited in Van Gogh Art Museum. (This data remains to be discussed, because there are many genuine products, and many fakes have been proved. ) Sunflower, the incarnation of Van Gogh, consists only of gorgeous yellow. Van Gogh believes that yellow represents the color of the sun, and sunlight symbolizes love, so it has special significance. He used all kinds of flowers to express himself in Sunflower, and sometimes even compared himself to a sunflower. In his letter to his younger brother Theo, Van Gogh talked many times about the series of sunflower works, which are represented by two compositions: Twelve Sunflowers and Fourteen Sunflowers. He used 12 to represent the twelve disciples of Christ, and he also designated the members of the Southern Studio (Friends' House) as 12. Together with himself and his brother Theo, it became a *** 14. For Van Gogh, sunflower is the best theme to express his thoughts. Summer is short, and the flowering period of sunflowers is not long. Van Gogh also ended his short life like a sunflower, so it should be appropriate to call him a sunflower painter.
Van Gogh's painting "Sunflower" English name StillLife: A vase with fifteen sunflowers French vase avec quatorze tournesols Dutch name Veertien zonnebloemen in een vaas Creation Time 1888 August.
93.0x73.0cm oil painting on canvas, now in the National Gallery of London, National Gallery 1888. In February 2008, 35-year-old Van Gogh came to arles from Paris to look for his sunshine, his wheat fields, his sunflowers ... Van Gogh created many works depicting sunflowers. This one is the most famous one, and it is now in the National Gallery of London. Van Gogh's art was great, but it was not recognized by the society before his death. His works contain profound tragic consciousness, and his strong personality and unique pursuit in form are far ahead of the times, which is really difficult to be accepted by people at that time. He used the environment to grasp the object, and he changed the reality again to achieve the real truth, which contributed to the birth of expressionism. When people misunderstand him the most, it is when he has the most confidence in his own creation. That's why he left a permanent work of art. He directly influenced animalism in France, expressionism in Germany, and even lyrical abstract portraits that appeared in the early 20th century. Sunflowers are produced in sunny southern France. The painter is like a burning flame, full of fiery passion, which makes the brushwork with full sense of movement and seemingly continuous rotation seem so thick and powerful, and the color contrast is simple and strong. However, in this thick and simple, it is full of wisdom and aura. When watching this painting, the viewers all felt the exciting picture effect, their hearts trembled, and they were all eager to try generate, and * * * was integrated into Van Gogh's rich subjective feelings. In a word, the sunflower in Van Gogh's works is not just a plant, but a life with primitive impulse and enthusiasm. Sunflower is a series of works with the same theme painted by Van Gogh in the south of France. He was very excited when he painted sunflowers. The golden petals of sunflower gave him a warm feeling, which made him draw flowers facing the sun with passion. Stamens are painted like a flaming fireball. Yellow petals are like dazzling light from the sun. Thick brushstrokes give the picture a sense of sculpture, and dazzling yellow fills the whole picture, which arouses people's great spiritual excitement. Sunflower set a record for oil painting auction and was collected by Japanese collectors. This famous painting is a masterpiece of Van Gogh, and it is also the most brilliant spiritual pursuit he devoted himself to in the most painful suffering. On the screen, the golden color seems to be full of burning passion, and the unrestrained brushwork reveals the yearning for the ideal of a better life. This work set a world record of ten million dollars for art auction houses in 1990, but at that time, his life was linked with the pain of poverty.