Sunflower Bright Yellow Color Enamel Brooch Pin after Van Gogh 1.5H

Sunflower Gold in Bright Enamel: The Van Gogh Sunflower Brooch

Bright yellow petals spin around a round center, 1.5 in across. The Van Gogh sunflower brooch is taken from a detail of a sunflower painted by Vincent Van Gogh. Enamel gives the flower the shine of fresh paint.

This yellow enamel brooch keeps the loose, rayed petals of the original. The sunflower enamel pin is round, so it sits easily on a collar.

Product Details

• Material: Enameled 24K gold plate over pewter
• Size: 1.5 in diameter
• Style: Yellow enamel brooch, Sunflowers painting jewelry
• Origin: Made in USA

A Picture All in Yellow

Van Gogh painted the Arles sunflowers in August 1888 at the Yellow House. He wanted to decorate the guest room for Paul Gauguin. He called one a picture all in yellow.

His yellows run from orange ochre to pale green-yellow. Thick strokes follow every petal. Sunflowers painting jewelry like this pin captures that glow in glass enamel.

Seven Sunflowers

Van Gogh made seven Arles versions between 1888 and 1889. Four came in a single week in August. Three replicas followed in January 1889. Five are on public display.

A Van Gogh sunflower brooch is a small memory of that series.

What a Sunflower Means

The sunflower stands for adoration, affection, constancy and gratitude. It turns toward the sun all day. Christian writers made it a sign of obedience to Christ. In China it is a magical flower of long life.

Few flowers carry so many meanings. A sunflower enamel pin quietly holds them all.

Wearing and Display

Pin the Van Gogh sunflower brooch to a denim jacket, a green coat or a straw hat. Keep the enamel dry. Wipe it with a soft cloth.

A yellow enamel brooch brightens a gray winter coat. More painted flowers wait in our Museum Jewelry Pins and Brooches. Sunflowers painting jewelry looks best worn alone.

About Vincent Van Gogh

Vincent Van Gogh was born in the Netherlands in 1853 and died in 1890. He painted for only about ten years. He told his brother Theo that he had the sunflower, in a way.

For More Reading from the Web

• See the London Sunflowers up close and read how Van Gogh built the yellows. It is the painting behind the Van Gogh sunflower brooch. Sunflowers - The National Gallery, London
• Compare all seven Arles versions and the earlier Paris still lifes. Any sunflower enamel pin starts here. Sunflowers (Van Gogh series) - Wikipedia