Sunflowers Yellow Enamel Post Earrings after Van Gogh Pewter 0.75H

A Painter's Yellow at Your Ear: Van Gogh Sunflower Earrings

A single yellow sunflower blooms on each post, its petals in bright enamel around a dark center. These Van Gogh sunflower earrings are 0.5 in by 0.75 in.

The yellow enamel earrings are adapted from a detail in the Sunflowers paintings. They are by Vincent Van Gogh, the Dutch artist who lived from 1853 to 1890.

Product Details

• Material: Enameled 24K gold plate over pewter
• Posts: Sterling silver
• Dimensions: 0.5 in x 0.75 in
• Product number: 7262
• Style: Sunflower post earrings, Sunflowers painting jewelry
• Origin: Made in USA

Nothing but Large Sunflowers

Van Gogh painted his Arles sunflowers in late summer 1888. He hoped to decorate a studio he would share with Paul Gauguin. He wrote of wanting nothing but large sunflowers.

Gauguin admired them greatly. Sunflowers painting jewelry keeps that friendship in view.

The Yellow That Shocked

Critics saw the paintings as bold in their use of yellow. Newly invented pigments made those tones possible. The flowers appear at every stage, from full bloom to withering.

Yellow enamel earrings try to catch that glow in a small space.

A Flower with Meanings

The sunflower stands for adoration, constancy and gratitude. Christian writers read it as obedience, since it faces the sun all day. Sunflower post earrings carry those meanings quietly.

Wearing and Display

The sterling silver posts suit most ears. Wear the Van Gogh sunflower earrings with blue or white, which make the yellow sing. Wipe with a soft cloth.

Sunflower post earrings suit casual and gallery days alike. See more in our Museum Jewelry Earrings.

About Van Gogh

Van Gogh made more than one version of the Sunflowers, and copies abound. None match his intensity, in the vendor's view. These Van Gogh sunflower earrings are a bright, wearable nod to him.

For More Reading from the Web

• Follow the Paris and Arles sunflower series, and Gauguin's wish for one of them. Sunflowers painting jewelry starts here. Sunflowers (Van Gogh series) - Wikipedia