19th Century Art

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Vincent van Gogh painting a series of vibrant yellow sunflowers in his Arles studio during August 1888, bathed in warm sunlight.

Van Gogh paints four distinct sunflower artworks in August 1888

Over a single week in August 1888, Vincent van Gogh painted four distinct pictures of sunflowers, a rapid output that challenges the perception of his slow, painstaking process ( VG Gallery ).

Eleanor Voss·June 21, 2026

JMW Turner in his studio, surrounded by art supplies, intensely painting a landscape with a brilliant blue sky using newly synthesized Cobalt Blue pigment.

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What Is Cobalt Blue and Why Did It Revolutionize Art?

JMW Turner's oil sketch of Goring Mill and Church, painted in 1806-07, features the earliest recorded use of Cobalt Blue, a pigment synthesized just years prior.

Matteo Ricci·June 21, 2026