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Vincent van Gogh - The Harvest |
OIL PAINTING : The Harvest, 1888 |
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Depicting the Harvest.
The vast landscape in the Harvest has been built up in horizontal planes; in the foreground lies the harvested wheat, while in the background the purple-blue mountains rise up into the turquoise air.
Van Gogh was not interested in simply painting a pretty, sun-drenched landscape, but in capturing the essence of country life. The various stages of the harvest are depicted in the central plane: there is a haystack, ladders, several carts and, to the right, a man with a pitchfork. Although they appear rather small, Van Gogh considered both the farmers and their labors to be an essential part of his painting.
Van Gogh himself gave the painting its title: La Moisson, the harvest. In his early work in Nuenen, too, the artist had sought to illustrate the various facets of peasant life .
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| Vincent van Gogh Paintings Gallery 1853 - 1890 Painter,Printmaker, Draftsman, Holland |
| The Harvest, 1888 |
| Oil on Canvas, 73x92 cm |
| Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam |
| Landscapes |
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| painting: |
GOV016 |
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| size I: |
24x30 inches |
| price: |
325 USD |
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| painting: |
GOV016B |
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| size II: |
27x34,5 inches |
| price: |
370 USD |
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