Gauguin liked Van Gogh's sunflowers
Paul Gauguin self-portrait
So 4 still lifes with "Sunflowers" in vases were created. Paul Gauguin appreciated them. And he predicted that they would be the hallmark of his friend. And so it happened.
In the summer of 1888 Van Gogh arrives in Arles. Here, for the joint development of a new direction, he invites several artists. Only Paul Gauguin agrees to come. Van Gogh is so grateful to him that he decides to decorate his room with still lifes with sunflowers.
Paul Gauguin self-portrait