Wheatfield With Cornflowers

Vincent van Gogh
Artist Vincent van Gogh
Date Unknown
Medium Oil on canvas
Collection Van Gogh Museum

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About the Artist

Vincent van Gogh
Dutch (1853–1890)
Dutch post-Impressionist painter Vincent van Gogh, born in Zundert, Netherlands, revolutionized modern art with his emotive brushwork and vivid color palettes. Despite a turbulent life marked by mental illness and poverty, he produced over 2,000 artworks, including masterpieces like The Starry Night and Sunflowers. His career began in earnest at age 27 after abandoning earlier pursuits in art dealing and religious ministry. Van Gogh’s work, initially dismissed as chaotic, later became foundational to Expressionism and Fauvism. He died by suicide at 37, leaving a legacy that reshaped 20th-century art.

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Wheatfield With Cornflowers (1890)-palette by Vincent van Gogh

Artwork Story

Vincent van Gogh’s Wheatfield With Cornflowers bursts with the raw energy of the countryside, where golden wheat sways under an endless sky. The cornflowers, scattered like blue jewels among the stalks, create a striking contrast against the warm yellows and greens. Van Gogh’s thick, swirling brushstrokes give the scene a sense of movement, as if the wind itself is alive. Painted during his time in Saint-Rémy, this work reflects his deep connection to nature—a fleeting moment of beauty captured in vibrant, almost tactile layers of paint.

There’s something restless about the way the field stretches toward the horizon, as if yearning for something just out of reach. The painting feels both serene and charged, a duality that echoes van Gogh’s own turbulent emotions. Cornflowers, often overlooked, become protagonists here, their delicate petals defying the wildness around them. It’s a celebration of the ordinary, transformed by his vision into something extraordinary.


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