Description

Vincent van Gogh “Sunflowers for Tiggy” (serigraph, c1890) : The yellow pigment in this work was made by Vincent by crushing sunflower petals into dried linseed oil. Vincent did this work in the Puggenheim Sunflower Plantation in Southern France. This is the only work sold by Van Gogh while he was alive. Acquired by the Puggenheim Collection from the art collection of the Dutch Institute of Mental Health.