he painted this painting because he likes sunflowers so much that when he was a kid he would pick them for his mom.
Van Gogh was an oil painter.
sunflowers
He often painted flowers: Sunflowers, Irises, Chrysantemums, Daisies, Peonies, ...
Oil paint on canvas.
His family and friends said he would be a good artist so he started painting pictures. He likes painting sunflowers.
Vincent Van Gogh
he was famous for painting sunflowers as a subject matter
Sunflowers, poppies, asters, Chrysantemums, Salvia...
The earliest existing painting by Vincent was painted in the Hague, 1881.
In 1889.
After he cut off his ear and was sent to an insane asylum.
As usual oil paint on canvas.