Sunflowers 1888’ by Vincent van Gogh
Sunflowers had a special significance for Van Gogh; Yellow, for him, was an emblem of happiness – in Dutch literature, the sunflower was a symbol of devotion and loyalty. In their various stages of decay, these flowers also symbolise the cycle of life and death. Van Gogh was not trying to make an exact copy of reality in his paintings. He did not use colour merely to imitate nature, but to express emotion.
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