In Sunflowers (Van Gogh series), how is the The Arles Sunflowers discussed?
In a letter to Theo dating from 21 or 22 August 1888, Van Gogh wrote: "I'm painting with the gusto of a Marseillais eating bouillabaisse, which won’t surprise you when it's a question of painting large sunflowers." At the time, he was working on three paintings simultaneously and intended to do more, as he explained to his brother: "in the hope of living in a studio of our own with Gauguin, I'd like to do a decoration for the studio. Nothing but large sunflowers".Leaving aside the first two versions, all Arlesian Sunflowers are painted on size 30 canvases.
Theo size 30 canvases Arles sunflowers bouillabaisse