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Article: Shaped by Sunflowers; How van Gogh inspired the expressionists.
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- Newsweek International
- Article date:
- December 11, 2006
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Byline: Ginanne Brownell
When Vincent van Gogh painted "Poppies in the Field" in 1889, neither the artist nor his subject had much relevance in the world. He was a troubled Dutch painter without much of a following, and his brash red flowers, while striking, announced nothing more profound than the coming of spring. Thirty years later, much had changed on both counts. The poppies came to symbolize the blood spilled by young soldiers on the battlefields of World War I, and the artist's fame had grown significantly since his death in 1890. That was due in part to the way his work affected German and Austrian expressionists in the early part of the 20th century. ...