this edition evokes the period the artist spent in Arles, with decorative details recalling the wheat fields of Provence, as well as one of his most famous paintings, “Sunflowers.” The number 1888 engraved on the body ring-next to Vincent’s signature in bright orange-remembers the year he moved to Arles. The body is decorated in shades of yellow and orange that evoke the sunny landscapes of southern France immortalized in Van Gogh’s works. Van Gogh developed a freer, more flexible style and became proficient with both brush and palette knife, which he used to lay thicker, more impetuous strokes of color, creating works with “impasto” painting. Its spatula inspired platinum finish clip, while its broad strokes are evoked by the yellow lacquer on the top of the cap. Moreover, his passion for the pipe, present in many of his self-portraits, is captured in a fine detail of the clip: the top is shaped like the head of a pipe and filled with fine yellow resin. In homage to Vincent’s love of traditional Japanese woodcuts, the overall shape is inspired by a Japanese carving knife, while the cap is made of wood. 4810 Pieces.