Van Gogh
The most likely name to think of when these summery blooms are mentioned, Vincent Van Gogh painted four sunflower images in 1888 and created seven pieces of art featuring the flowers in total. For him, the yellow sunflower signified happiness and he tried to capture this in his work.
Flowers as art inspiration
Van Gogh is not the only artist to have featured sunflowers in his paintings, his contemporary Paul Gauguin created 'The Painter of Sunflowers' which is a portrait of van Gogh painting the yellow flowers.
Where to see the Sunflowers
Head to the National Gallery in London to see one of van Gogh's creations inspired by the flower, which he originally painted to decorate a room for Gauguin in 1888.
