Oil Painting Reproduction Art by Masterpiece Paintings Gallery

Vincent van Gogh Impressionist Oil Painting
“14 Sunflowers in a Vase”

 Vincent van Gogh, 1853-1890, Dutch impressionist painter
Home • Famous Painters • About MPG • Guarantee • Commissions
Customer Comments • Contact Us • FAQ • Site Map
Fourteen Sunflowers in a Vase, 1889, oil on canvas, 40 x 30.4 in / 101.6 x 77.3 cm “Fourteen Sunflowers in a Vase, 1889” is one of many van Gogh paintings with similar names. It was painted in 1889 and is the one bought by the Yasuda Fire & Marine Insurance Company of Tokyo, Japan in 1995 for US$36.23 million. Few people are aware that of his 871 paintings, Vincent sold only one during his unusual lifetime — The Red Vineyard -- which he painted the year after this one and which was bought by a fellow artist who was the sister of a friend.

And although “ Fourteen Sunflowers in a Vase, 1889” may be Vincent's most popular and best-remembered painting, the year he painted it was among one of his most 
traumatic and unfortunate. It was December of 1888 that he reportedly attempted to attack Paul Gauguin with a razor and later cut off the lower part of his left ear which he wrapped and gave to a prostitute in a brothel. So he began the year 1889 in hospital, receiving hydrotherapy “treatment ” for epilepsy, dipsomania and schizophrenia. He moved into his famous “yellow house ” on 7 January.

But in February he was in and out of hospital repeatedly, being treated for hallucinations, insomnia and the delusion someone was trying to poison him. In 
March he was forced to be hospitalized again and his house was closed down because of a public petition to the mayor of Arles by a citizens group calling themselves the “Cannibals of Arles” and van Gogh the “Redheaded Madman”. When he returned home in April he found that floods had damaged his accommodations as well as his paintings and studies he had left there. In May he committed himself to a mental hospital but was still allowed to paint outdoors under supervision. When he visited Arles in July has has a severe attack while painting outdoors which left him unconscious for a period of time impaired his memory. He continued to paint numerous pictures but when he had  Vincent van Gogh in 1871.

another attack in August he attempted to swallow toxic paint and he was forbidden to paint — the only thing that gave him relief.

Vincent van Gogh worked as an artist for only ten years and six of those were as an apprentice. Only Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo and Pablo Picasso are more popular. However, he is the only one of these all time favorites that painted pictures that “would bring some light into the houses of the poor.” Most of the world's other top painters catered to rich patrons and powerful clients, creating art work for the elite few to buy in expensive exhibitions. We offer you this painting to help fulfill Vincent's vision and mission of creating “art for all”.

Buy with Confidence — We Guarantee Your Satisfaction!

     We guarantee our reproduction paintings. We guarantee you will be pleased with the high quality and excellent value of your painting. If you are less than satisfied we'll make it right or refund the purchase price.

Top Quality!

     We use only Britain's Winsor and Newton oil paints, the world's premier quality fine art paints. Chinese or other paints are a fraction of the cost but we want your painting to last for a lifetime — and beyond.
     That's why we also use premium grade canvas. It costs us more but you get a longer lasting painting.
     And most importantly, we use only tried and proven, highly experienced painters. Some of our painters have reproduced hundreds of masterpieces. And only if a painting passes our strict quality control do we make it available for purchase.

Feel Free to Ask Questions!

     If you have any questions, we'd be pleased to answer them. We have an “Immediate Response Policy ” and try to respond to email inquiries as soon as we receive them or at least within 24 hours. Click here to .

Delivery Worldwide!

      We will deliver this painting anywhere in the world using insured air mail.

     When your painting reproduction is sufficiently dry to ship safely, it is rolled and inserted in an extremely sturdy 2-3 inch diameter PVC cylinder which is sealed, packaged, and delivered to your door by insured air mail. Some countries do not accept insured air mail. In those cases, we will ship your painting by registered air mail.

Easy Payment by Any Method!

     We accept all forms of payment, including cash, checks, money orders, money transfer (T/T), and plastic cards via PayPal. PayPal is the primary and preferred way we receive payments. If you use a different method, your painting will be shipped when your check has cleared or your bank to bank wire transfer has arrived in our account.

Take a Look at Today's Special Deals!

     We are currently offering a number of special deals on our completely hand painted masterpiece oil painting reproductions. You can see a complete list by clicking this hyperlink.
Memorable Quote: “God gives everybody tests:
many times it's their own personality.”
Click here to .

Click here for our Web Site Terms of Use and Privacy Policy
 Copyright © 1999-2009 by Masterpiece Paintings Gallery™. All rights reserved.