Saint-Rémy · 1889–1890

Wheat Field with Reaper

Champ de blé avec moissonneur · 麦田里的收割者

A reaper working through yellow wheat, which Vincent read as an image of death with nothing sad in it.

Year

1889

Medium

Oil on canvas

Period

Saint-Rémy (1889–1890)

Collection

Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam

Palette

gold, blue, black

Reference articles · 10

Ten angles on one painting: what it shows, how it was painted, what Vincent wrote, where it hangs, how it survives printing, and what to hang it next to.

• About the work Wheat Field with Reaper — About the work 2 min
• The story behind it Wheat Field with Reaper — The story behind it 2 min
• Brushwork and colour Wheat Field with Reaper — Brushwork and colour 2 min
• What Vincent wrote Wheat Field with Reaper — What Vincent wrote 2 min
• Where to see it Wheat Field with Reaper — Where to see it 2 min
• How it survives reproduction Wheat Field with Reaper — How it survives reproduction 2 min
• Which products suit it Wheat Field with Reaper — Which products suit it 2 min
• Hanging and styling Wheat Field with Reaper — Hanging and styling 2 min
• How to read it Wheat Field with Reaper — How to read it 2 min
• Compared with his other work Wheat Field with Reaper — Compared with his other work 2 min