Sunflowers I
1911 · Oil on canvas · Österreichische Galerie Belvedere, Vienna
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About this work
- Artist
- Egon Schiele (1890–1918)
- Year
- 1911
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Collection
- Österreichische Galerie Belvedere, Vienna
- Movement
- Expressionism
A tall clump of sunflowers fills the canvas in dull greens, browns and olive, the big heads drooping and dark, a few smaller yellow blooms near the bottom; the mass of leaves stands against a rough, chalky white ground at the sides. Schiele painted it in 1911 and signed it lower left. The Belvedere links his liking for sunflowers, like Klimt's, to Vincent van Gogh, but here the leaves wither and the young blooms cannot halt the decay, a reflection of inner turmoil and transience. The museum bought it in 1924 from Hermann Trenkwald.
This print reproduces the whole work, uncropped, from a high-resolution scan of the original. The original is in the public domain.
Where it works
Olive, brown and a few yellow flowers on a chalky ground make a muted, autumnal still life for a kitchen, dining room or study. Pair it with Van Gogh's Sunflowers at 16×24 in a dark wood frame.
Style, size & framing detail
- Style
- Expressionism painting
- Era
- 20th century (1911)
- Orientation
- Portrait
- Palette
- butter yellow
- Mood
- calm
- Rooms
- kitchen, dining room, study or library, living room
- Good gift for
- housewarming, art lovers
Size. We'd hang this one at 16×24. Prints at 12×18, 16×24 in — 12×18 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 16×24 above a desk, console or in a hallway.
Framing. The gallery ground is part of the print, so frame it without a mat — dark wood flatters the lighter palette; black sharpens it.
Pairing. Pairs as a set of three with other famous painting prints (10% off three or more).
Details & materials
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About this design
The Madten promise
An exhibition poster
The same artwork as a gallery exhibition poster — title, artist & date typeset beneath the image on a soft ground.
