18.

In Shenzhen, a reproduction artist
stood in front of half a dozen
freshly-painted van Gogh’s,
sunflower yellows still
catching the morning
in their watery arms.

He said he hoped to one day travel to Arles
to see Les Tournesols in person.

Vincent van Gogh (Dutch, 1853–90)

Sunflowers, 1888
Oil on canvas

Collection of the National Gallery