1888 · F456 · JH1561
Sunflowers (twelve)
Sunflowers (twelve), 1888. Meaning, analysis, themes, technique, period and related Van Gogh artworks connected from The Sunflower Decoration.
Sunflowers (twelve) meaning and analysis
Sunflowers (twelve) belongs to the site node The Sunflower Decoration. That node places the work inside Van Gogh's letters, places and changing painterly abilities rather than isolating it as a single image.
Its strongest period signal is Van Gogh Arles Period. The main thematic path runs through Van Gogh Sunflower Paintings .
Technically, the page connects this work to Van Gogh Impasto Technique , Van Gogh Oil on Canvas , Van Gogh Brushstroke Analysis , Van Gogh Colour Contrast . The related map below shows these connections.
Twelve sunflowers stand against a blue-green ground, in marked contrast to the yellow background of F454. The vase, tabletop and several drooping flower heads remain distinct; this is a separate Arles vase painting, not a copy of the yellow-ground version.