Vincent van Gogh, the Sunflowers and Expressionism

Vincent van Gogh, the Sunflowers and Expressionism

Six Paintings, One Concept

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Van Gogh wrote to his brother Theo that, awaiting Gauguin's arrival (they lived together for a time in Arles), he wanted to express his joy by painting a series of pictures with nothing but sunflowers. He imagined the series as a "symphony of blue and yellow." It is no longer important to paint these flowers as they really are, but rather to let the form, the brushstrokes, and the color turn the sunflowers into the artist's emotions.

This is a clear precedent for Expressionism.

Recommended links:

Last Days of Van Gogh.

Van Gogh and his Translation of Millet.

Van Gogh and the Swirling Brushstrokes.

Wheatfield with Crows.

Cloisonnism.

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