Vincent Willem van Gogh was a Dutch painter and one of the greatest figures in world fine art. During the ten years that Vincent van Gogh painted, he depicted many different genres portraits, landscapes, and still lifes. Some of those still lifes were of bottles, chairs, shoes, or famously, flowers. From Van Gogh s Sunflowers, to his Irises, or his Roses, he brought life and emotion to his work â taking a subject matter that has been painted since the beginning of art and putting his unique perspective on it. Van Gogh painted Vase with Honesty in 1884, and would continue to paint flowers throughout his career. For an artist like van Gogh, who was struggling to sell work and earn a living, money was always an issue. Painting flowers was an inexpensive endeavor.
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