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Van Gogh's Sunflowers

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Van Gogh's Sunflowers

One of the most recognized still-life paintings in art history/Art & Sculpture

Vincent van Gogh painted several versions of Sunflowers in 1888 and 1889 in Arles, France, originally to decorate the room of his friend Paul Gauguin. The version at the National Gallery in London shows 15 sunflowers in a vase against a yellow background. Van Gogh used thick impasto brushstrokes that create a textured, almost three-dimensional surface.

Measurements

Height9.3 tenths m
2.06Necklace lengths
1.9 tenthsMail truck lengths
9.3 tenthsBelt lengths
Width7.3 tenths m
1.3 thousandthsOne World Trade Centers
2.5 billionGold atoms
1.5 tenthsBeaver dam lengths
Impasto thickness (max)5 thousandths m
2.7 thousandthsPicnic table lengths
5.8 hundredthsCredit card lengths
3.3 hundredthsSandwich halves
Canvas area6.8 tenths m^2
169 trillionthsRhode Islands
48.4 millionthsCostco stores
2.7Monopoly boards
Frame width8 hundredths m
4.4 thousandthsBowling lane lengths
1.1 thousandthsBoeing 747 lengths
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