Sunflowers Epic Poster
Description
Simple, bold and beautiful. Epic Posters are dramatic while still retaining the character of the original image.
Printed on revolutionary Tyvek® paper (a patented complex weave technique that's almost impossible to tear), these posters are very resilient and have a satin finish. Each poster measures 6 x 4 feet (1.8 x 1.2 metres) and is delivered rolled in a tube with handy cardboard struts and robust bulldog clips for easy hanging.
About this painting
Vincent van Gogh Sunflowers, 1888
Oil on canvas, 92.1 x 73 cm
© The National Gallery, London, Bought, Courtauld Fund, 1924
The original painting hung in the gallery is one of four paintings of sunflowers dating from August and September 1888. Van Gogh intended to decorate Gauguin's room with these paintings in the so-called Yellow House that he rented in Arles in the South of France. He and Gauguin worked there together between October and December 1888.
Van Gogh wrote to his brother Theo in August 1888, 'I am hard at it, painting with the enthusiasm of a Marseillais eating bouillabaisse, which won't surprise you when you know that what I'm at is the painting of some sunflowers. If I carry out this idea there will be a dozen panels. So the whole thing will be a symphony in blue and yellow. I am working at it every morning from sunrise on, for the flowers fade so quickly. I am now on the fourth picture of sunflowers. This fourth one is a bunch of 14 flowers... it gives a singular effect.'
The dying flowers are built up with thick brushstrokes (impasto). The impasto evokes the texture of the seed-heads. Van Gogh produced a replica of this painting in January 1889, and perhaps another one later in the year. The various versions and replicas remain much debated among Van Gogh scholars.
Dimensions | 4 x 6 feet | 1.2 x 1.8 metres |
---|---|
Finish | Satin |
material | Tyvek® paper |
Delivery Information
UK Standard Delivery - within 5 working days
We aim to deliver your order within 5 working days of the order being placed. This time may be extended for some limited-edition products.
UK Express Delivery - within 3 working days
We aim to deliver goods within 3 working days of the order being placed.
International Delivery - within 5 - 7 working days
We aim to deliver your order within 5 - 7 working days of the order being placed. This time may be extended for some limited-edition products.
International Express Delivery - within 10 working days
We aim to deliver goods within 10 working days of the order being placed.
Free Click & Collect - Unavailable
Click & Collect is a free, next day delivery to store service. Orders will be available for collection from the Getty shop only (Opening Hours: Daily 10am – 5:45pm and Friday 10am – 8:45pm). Orders placed before 5pm will be ready for collection from 10am the next day. Orders placed after 5pm will be ready for collection from 2pm the next day.
Returns
As our limited edition products are made to your specifications, we cannot accept returns or cancellations once payment has been made. Pierced earrings or face coverings cannot be returned unless they are faulty, or we have made a mistake due to health & safety reasons.
For more information on returns please click here.