Arles · 1888–1889

Sunflowers (Yellow Ground)

Tournesols (fond jaune) · 向日葵（黄底）

The repetition Vincent made of the London picture, brighter and flatter, for a friend who admired the first one.

Year

1889

Medium

Oil on canvas

Period

Arles (1888–1889)

Collection

Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam

Palette

yellow, gold, green

Reference articles · 10

Ten angles on one painting: what it shows, how it was painted, what Vincent wrote, where it hangs, how it survives printing, and what to hang it next to.

• About the work Sunflowers (Yellow Ground) — About the work 2 min
• The story behind it Sunflowers (Yellow Ground) — The story behind it 2 min
• Brushwork and colour Sunflowers (Yellow Ground) — Brushwork and colour 2 min
• What Vincent wrote Sunflowers (Yellow Ground) — What Vincent wrote 2 min
• Where to see it Sunflowers (Yellow Ground) — Where to see it 2 min
• How it survives reproduction Sunflowers (Yellow Ground) — How it survives reproduction 2 min
• Which products suit it Sunflowers (Yellow Ground) — Which products suit it 2 min
• Hanging and styling Sunflowers (Yellow Ground) — Hanging and styling 2 min
• How to read it Sunflowers (Yellow Ground) — How to read it 2 min
• Compared with his other work Sunflowers (Yellow Ground) — Compared with his other work 2 min