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Facts Worth Knowing

Small true things.

“Van Gogh sold only one painting in his lifetime: 'The Red Vineyard.'”

— Art History

“Sunflowers can move throughout the day to track the sun, a behavior called heliotropism — mostly while young.”

— Botany

“Van Gogh made over 2,100 artworks in just over a decade, including roughly 860 oil paintings.”

— Art History

“The Starry Night was painted from memory and imagination, not a direct view, while Van Gogh was at an asylum in Saint-Rémy.”

— Art History