Landscape with Wheelbarrow
1883
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1883
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
This painting shows a quiet Dutch field with a single wheelbarrow in the foreground. The sky takes up most of the canvas, heavy with clouds. The colors are cool—greens and blues, with a few warm accents. Van Gogh painted this in 1883 while staying in Drenthe, a remote part of the Netherlands. He loved the empty, peaceful landscapes there. The wheelbarrow is small but stands out, like a quiet marker in all that space. It’s a rare early work where he used muted tones. If you like this, check out The Cleveland Museum of Art to see more of his pieces.
