How many shades of yellow can you find in this painting?
Vincent van Gogh, Sunflowers, 1889
See Sunflowers
Vincent painted these sunflowers using three shades of yellow ‘and nothing else’. He showed that it was possible to create an image with many variations of a single colour, without losing impact.
And can you see something unusual at the top of the painting?
While painting, Vincent probably thought that one of the sunflowers needed more space. So he added a strip of wood to the work.
Sunflowers is now on view in the museum.