Montblanc | Masters of Art Homage to Vincent van Gogh Limited Edition 4810 Fountain Pen M

With the Montblanc Masters of Art Homage to Vincent van Gogh Limited Edition 4810 Montblanc celebrates Vincent van Gogh one of the most popular painters of the late 19th century This edition especially emphasises his time in Arles with design details reflecting the Provencal wheatfields and one of his most famous paintings Sunflowers The engraved 1888 on the barrel ring next to Vincents signature in bright orange commemorates the year when he moved to Arles While the barrel is decorated in shades of yellow and orange reflecting the sundrenched landscapes of southern France the famous series of five sunflower paintings inspired the interpretation embossed on the handcrafted Au 750 solid gold rhodiumcoated nib Van Gogh developed a looser freer style and becoming equally competent with brush and palette knife which he used for chunky impetuous impasto work His palette knife inspired the platinumcoated clip while his sweeping brushwork is immortalised in the yellowlacquer of the cap top Furthermore his fondness for pipe smoking to which he referred in many of his selfportraits is captured in a subtle detail of the clip the upper part is shaped like a pipes bowl and filled with yellow precious resin