Monday, August 19, 2019

Sunflowers in Art

Sunflowers by Monet
Sunflowers by Van Gogh
From Victorian Trading Company Blog:
Arguably best known for his sunflowers, there was one Vincent van Gogh thought better. That painter was Claude Monet. In a letter to his brother, van Gogh wrote: “[Paul] Gauguin was telling me the other day that he had seen a picture by Claude Monet of sunflowers in a large Japanese vase, very fine, but – he likes mine better. I don’t agree.” Will you? For many Victorian artists captured the blooms to canvas and each is as unique as the flowers themselves. (Read more.)
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3 comments:

julygirl said...

He died not realizing this and other of his art would sell for amounts vastly beyond his wildest dreams.

elena maria vidal said...

So sad, I wonder if it would have made a difference to his end.

elena maria vidal said...

Van Gogh, I mean. Monet had a happier end.