Four Sunflowers Gone to Seed  1887

[b]Life-sized.[/b] This is an unusual flower still life. Here, Van Gogh does not paint fresh flowers in a vase or pot, no arranged bouquet of different flowers, no entourage and no background; just a few cut sunflowers gone to seed. The flowers are painted life-sized and fill the entire canvas. [br] [b]Colour studies.[/b] In Paris, Van Gogh frequently paints flower still ...