Why it matters
Gauguin painted Van Gogh at his easel, working on his sunflowers, during their stormy weeks together in Arles. Days after it was shipped to Theo, Van Gogh cut off his left ear.
Did you know?
- It was painted in December 1888.
- Theo van Gogh paid Gauguin 150 francs a month in return for one painting.
- Gauguin wrote to Theo that he and Vincent 'simply cannot live together without trouble'.
Based on the Wikipedia article Vincent van Gogh Painting Sunflowers (CC BY-SA 4.0).
