Arles · 1888–1889

Sunflowers (Boston)

Tournesols (Boston) · 向日葵（波士顿）

A smaller sunflower still life, one of the versions Vincent made while waiting for Gauguin.

Year

1888

Medium

Oil on canvas

Period

Arles (1888–1889)

Collection

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Palette

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