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Painting of two wilting sunflowers on a bold blue background, one showing a dense brown seed head and the other a pale curling stem.

Sunflowers

Two drooping sunflowers, one with a dried, seed-packed center and one with a pale, curled stem, rest on a blue ground. Thick, directional brushstrokes in blue, yellow and ochre build the petals and background with energetic texture.

Artist
Vincent van Gogh
Date
1887
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
3840 × 2730 px
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Public domain · Vincent van Gogh died 1890 and the work dates by 1887; public domain in the US and life+70 countries.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier B · as stated by the source: Public domain

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Vincent van Gogh, via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

Español: Vincent van Gogh, Girasoles (1887), naturaleza muerta al óleo

Dos girasoles marchitos, uno con el centro seco y lleno de semillas y otro con un tallo pálido y enroscado, descansan sobre un fondo azul. Pinceladas gruesas y direccionales en azul, amarillo y ocre construyen los pétalos y el fondo con una textura enérgica.

Português: Vincent van Gogh, Girassóis (1887), natureza morta a óleo

Dois girassóis murchos, um com o centro seco e cheio de sementes e outro com um caule pálido e enrolado, repousam sobre um fundo azul. Pinceladas grossas e direcionais em azul, amarelo e ocre constroem as pétalas e o fundo com textura enérgica.

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