Artwork
Wheat Field
Wheat Field is an oil painting by the Post-Impressionist artist Vincent van Gogh. It dates from 1888 and is held in the collection of the Rijksmuseum.
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Subject & Meaning
Created in 1888, the painting focuses entirely on the agricultural landscape, capturing the expanse of the crops through the medium of oil on canvas.
The work depicts a wheat field, a recurring motif in Vincent van Gogh's oeuvre during his time in Arles. Created in 1888, the painting focuses entirely on the agricultural landscape, capturing the expanse of the crops through the medium of oil on canvas. While the visual subject is explicitly the wheat field itself, the provided sources do not elaborate on specific iconographic details, symbolic interpretations, or deeper representational meanings beyond the literal depiction of the scene.
Technique & Style
Wheat Field is executed in oil paint on canvas, a standard medium and support for Van Gogh's Arles period. The work measures 50 by 61 cm, a modest horizontal format suited to the broad sweep of the depicted field. It was produced in Arles in 1888 and is now held by the P. and N. de Boer Foundation on loan to the Rijksmuseum.
The sources confirm only the basic technical facts, oil on canvas, dimensions, and place of execution, and do not provide detail on brushwork, palette, surface handling, condition, or stylistic analysis.
History & Provenance
Wheat Field is an oil painting on canvas created by Vincent van Gogh in Arles in 1888. The work entered the collection of the P. and N. de Boer Foundation, which is associated with the Rijksmuseum, where it remains on view. It was produced during van Gogh’s stay in Arles, reflecting his focus on rural landscapes at that time.
The painting measures 61 cm in width and 50 cm in height, confirming its scale within van Gogh’s output of that period.
Wheat Field is an oil on canvas painting by Vincent van Gogh, executed in 1888 during his time in Arles. It measures 50 cm by 61 cm and is part of the collection of the P. and N. de Boer Foundation, housed at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. The work has been exhibited at the Rijksmuseum as part of its permanent display of van Gogh's oeuvre, though specific exhibition histories beyond the museum's ongoing presentation are not detailed in the source material.
The painting is cataloged under the inventory of the P. and N. de Boer Foundation and is accessioned within the Rijksmuseum's holdings.
Overview
Wheat Field is an oil painting by Vincent van Gogh, created in 1888. It is a representation of a rural landscape, characteristic of the artist's work during this period.
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Artist
Vincent Willem van Gogh was a Dutch Post-Impressionist painter who is among the most famous and influential figures in the history of Western art.
