Brightness, warmth and hope given at a time of loss; a symbol now forever vibrant.
Vincent Van Gogh wrote to his brother Theo in 1888 - "Gaugin was telling me the other day that he had seen a picture by Claude Monet of sunflowers in a large Japanese vase, very fine, but - he likes mine better. I don't agree."
The sunflower is a floral symbol of great significance - the artists of the impressionist era especially appreciated its unique splendour.
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