Van Gogh Sunflowers Journal — Vase with Twelve Sunflowers 1888 Arlés Neue Pinakothek

In August 1888, Vincent van Gogh wrote to his brother Theo from Arlés: “I am working with the enthusiasm of a Marseillais eating bouillabaisse, which won’t surprise you when it’s a question of painting sunflowers.” Working fast in the Provençal heat with Gauguin’s arrival imminent, he produced Vase with Twelve Sunflowers — a canvas of extraordinary technical ambition in cadmium yellow, documenting the complete life cycle of the sunflower from tight bud to drooping seed head with expressive impasto brushwork; the back cover presents a contemporary negative interpretation of Van Gogh’s final sunflower sketch (c. 1890, Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam) — white lines on a turquoise ground, transforming the intimate pencil drawing into a graphic composition of striking modernity.

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Product Details

• Format: Hardcover journal with matte laminated full-wrap cover
• Pages: 150 lined pages (75 sheets) with perforations for easy removal
• Binding: Casewrap sewn binding — flexible and lay-flat
• Dimensions: 5.75 × 8 inches
• Weight: 250 g (0.55 lbs)
• Cover: Matte laminated full-wrap print
• Note: small production barcode (0.5" × 0.5") on back cover

Perfect For

• Van Gogh admirers and Post-Impressionism enthusiasts
• Art historians and students of 19th-century French and Dutch painting
• Travellers to Munich, Philadelphia, or Amsterdam visiting Van Gogh’s sunflowers in person
• Sunflower lovers and nature journalers drawn to the beauty of impermanence
• Writers and artists inspired by the power of friendship and the life-giving force of the sun
• A distinctive gift for anyone captivated by Van Gogh’s life, vision, and the Yellow House in Arlés