À propos de l’œuvre
Quatre tournesols fanés, par Vincent van Gogh
Vincent van Gogh · August-October 1887 · Paris
Four faded sunflowers, F452Reproduction of oil painting on canvas
Four cut flower heads, already heavy with seeds, fill the canvas without vase or bouquet. Their curved stems, dry petals and greenish hearts rotate on a brown, blue and purple space impossible to define as a simple table.
Look at the work
Life-size sunflowers, without decoration
The flowers are placed horizontally and seen at a very short distance. Two large flower heads occupy the left, while the other two overlap on the right, connected by sinuous stems.
Van Gogh does not clearly separate foreground and background. Blue, purple and brown shadows surround the flowers and give the impression that they are floating in a colorful material.
Painted in Paris between August and October 1887, this oil on canvas of 59.5 × 99.5 cm is F452/JH1330. It is kept at the Kroeller-Müller Museum under number KM 105.570.
Composition, touch and color
Three observations specific to this painting
This still life is based on the contrast between the yellows and oranges of the flowers, the greens of their hearts and the deep blues of the space around them. The brush strokes rotate in several directions like the petals themselves.
The flowers occupy their real size
Their monumental scale transforms four withered plants into the main subject, without accessories or narrative background.
Each flower head has its own movement
Bristling petals, tight seeds and curved bracts are painted by touches that radiate, curl or cross.
The bottom refuses a stable depth
Cobalt blue, black brown and purple form changing areas rather than a clearly described table, reinforcing the strangeness of the composition.
Documented benchmarks
Precisely identify the original work
The Kroeller-Müller Museum presents the painting as one of the peaks of the Parisian period. Van Gogh pushes his research into the oppositions of warm and cold colors very far.
The first sunflowers in Paris
Before the famous bouquets of Arles, Van Gogh painted several still lifes of sunflowers cut or seed-covered in 1887.
Faded flowers rather than bouquet
No vase organizes the scene: the aging stems and flower heads are shown directly, life-size, with their irregular shapes.
KM 105.570
The painting is one of the major works of the Kroeller-Müller Museum and is documented as currently on display in Otterlo.
Your reproduction
What the painter must preserve
The copy should preserve the scale of the four flowers, the dry matter of the petals, the green-brown centers, the curved stems and the blue-purple shadows that make the space indeterminate.
- The two left flower heads
- The ocher yellow petals
- Hearts laden with seeds
- Thick and curved stems
- The moving blue-brown background
Work sheet
| Title | Four faded sunflowers, F452 |
|---|---|
| Artist | Vincent van Gogh (1853 -1890) |
| Date | August-october 1887 |
| Place of creation | Paris |
| Original technique | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 59.5 × 99.5 cm |
| Inventory | F452 · JH1330 · KM 105.570 |
| Conservation | Kroeller-Müller Museum, Otterlo |
| Your reproduction | Handmade oil painting on canvas |
From order to shipping
In your interior
A horizontal, dark and solar still life
The large panoramic format is suitable above a sofa or console. Ocher yellow, olive green, midnight blue and earth brown give a deeper presence than the bouquets of Arles.
Frequently asked questions
Before ordering
Is this a canvas print?
No. Each reproduction is manually painted in oil on canvas. Brushstrokes and material variations belong to the final result.
How is the visual reference chosen?
The documentary image of 2839 × 1722 px has been preserved at its native definition and encoded as a real WebP without artificial enlargement.
Can I check the result before shipping?
Yes. Photographs of the finished painting are sent to you; you can request alterations before validating the shipment.
Are custom formats possible?
Yes. The format can be adapted to your wall while maintaining the proportions and balance of the original composition.
