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Vincent Van Gogh is widely remembered as one of the most prolific and amazing painters of the world. The artist is credited with plenty of paintings which have become some of the most expensive paintings in the world. The vase with fifteen sunflowers painting is also one of Vincent van Gogh's popular paintings. The painting of vase with fifteen sunflowers is also one of Vincent's most expensive paintings.
About the painter
Vincent Van Gogh produced some of his best works while undergoing treatment in a mental asylum in Arles. The painter spent the years from 1888 till the time of his death in 1890 in the same mental asylum. But Vincent' s mental condition did not affect his creativity in any way as is evident in the works created subsequently. There is a feeling among many that it on the other hand enhanced his creativity.
About the painting
The painting of vase with fifteen sunflowers is one of the excellent piece of work created by the artist. The vase with fifteen sunflowers is one of Vincent's still life based theme paintings. Vincent Van Gogh had created a series of paintings based on the 15 sunflowers. You would also be able to find paintings in the series portraying 12 sunflowers, instead of 15, in a vase.
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The vase with fifteen sunflowers painting has been created on a canvas of length 93 centimeters and width 72 centimeters. It was in the month of August, 1888 that Vincent began working on the series of paintings featuring 15 sunflowers. Vincent completed his painting in the year 1889.
The painting of vase with fifteen sunflowers depicts the flowers at various stages of its life. You would find paintings that depict the sunflowers in full bloom and also those which show the flowers in their withering stage of life. The magnificent use of colors, particularly yellow, is one of the amazing features of the painting.
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Auction of the painting
The vase with fifteen sunflowers was auctioned in the year 1987 at Christie's in the city of London. Chester Beatty's daughter in law arranged for the auction of the painting. Yasuo Goto, a Japanese art collector, bought the series of sunflowers paintings for an amazing price of US $71.8 million. The painting has been placed with the Seji Togo Yasuda Memorial Museum of Modern Art that is located in Japan. This painting is certainly one of the expensive painting gift pieces available in the world.
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