“Sunflowers,” now synonymous with Dutch artist Vincent Van Gogh (1853 – 1890), is one of a signature series representing life’s stages in the sunflowers’ various phases of bloom. Declaring that “the sunflower is mine, in a way,” Van Gogh used an innovative yellow spectrum made possible by newly invented pigments. Although Van Gogh's sunflower paintings share similarities, each is a unique and innovative work of art. Remarkably, Van Gogh was able to produce paintings that celebrated the beauty of nature and life, despite battling severe depression.

“Painting as it is now promises to become more subtle- more like music and less like sculpture- and above all it promises color. If only it keeps that promise.”

- Vincent van Gogh

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