À propos de l’œuvre
Deux Tournesols, par Vincent van Gogh
Vincent van Gogh · End of summer 1887 · Paris
Two Sunflowers, F375Reproduction of oil painting on canvas
Two cut sunflower flower heads rest directly on a blue background. One shows its brown and green heart facing the viewer; the other turns in profile, deploying a mass of yellow petals around a long stem.
Look at the work
Two lying flowers become a laboratory of color and material
The large left flower head forms an almost frontal disc. Its seeds, sepals and petals are constructed by short touches that radiate from the center, while the second flower extends to the right.
Van Gogh removes vase, table and decor. The two flowers occupy the entire field and appear to float on the blue, whose brushstrokes change direction around their contours.
Deux Tournesols, or Sunflowers, is a 43.2 × 61 cm oil on canvas painted in Paris at the end of summer 1887. Work F375/JH1329 is kept at the Metropolitan Museum of Art under number 49.41.
Composition, touch and color
Three observations specific to this painting
This painting belongs to the four still lifes of cut sunflowers made in Paris in 1887, before the famous bouquets of Arles. The Metropolitan Museum highlights its dialogue with a sketch from the Van Gogh Museum and two other variations in Bern and Otterlo.
Blue vibrates complementary yellows
The background changes from light blue to cobalt and midnight blue. Facing it, the lemon yellow, ocher and orange petals appear brighter and thicker.
The two flowers offer two viewpoints
The frontal flower head reveals its circular heart; the one on the right shows its lateral volume, its folded petals and the curvature of its stem.
The key follows the anatomy of the sunflower
Small tight lines in the center, arcs around the seeds, long commas in the petals: the direction of the brush describes the structure as much as the color.
Documented benchmarks
Precisely identify the original work
Number 49.41 and references F375/JH1329 designate the large horizontal canvas of the Met, signed and dated "Vincent 87". It should not be confused with variants F376 and F377.
Four Parisian studies of cut flowers
In 1887 Van Gogh painted four compositions of flat flower heads: a sketch of two flowers, two large versions with two flowers and a canvas with four flowers.
Two small versions hanging above his bed
The Met indicates that Paul Gauguin acquired the two smaller works and kept them in his Parisian apartment until the mid-1890s.
A first exploration of the sunflower motif
These cut flowers precede the bouquets painted for the Yellow House by a year. The subject is already used to experience very intense color contrasts.
Your reproduction
What the painter must preserve
The copy must preserve the proportions of the two flower heads, the green-brown heart of the frontal flower, the horizontal stem, the curved petals, the signature and the deep variations of blue.
- The circular heart of the flower on the left
- Lemon yellow and ocher petals
- The sunflower in profile on the right
- The long cut stem
- The blue background modulated around the flowers
Work sheet
| Title | Two Sunflowers, F375 |
|---|---|
| Artist | Vincent van Gogh (1853 -1890) |
| Date | Late summer 1887 |
| Place of creation | Paris |
| Original technique | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 43.2 × 61 cm |
| Inventory | F375 · JH1329 · 49.41 |
| Conservation | The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York |
| Your reproduction | Handmade oil painting on canvas |
From order to shipping
In your interior
A bold, compact and intensely colorful still life
Cobalt blue, golden yellow, olive green, earth brown and light blue make up a powerful focal point for a contemporary dining room, living room or interior.
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 official public domain image of the Metropolitan Museum of Art was reduced to 3,000 × 2,120 px and then 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.
