harvest

  • Étude pour ‘La Moisson’ (1919)

    Étude pour ‘La Moisson’ (1919)

    Henri Martin (French, 1860–1943)

    Golden fields ripple under a heavy sun as workers bend in rhythm. Scythes flash, wheat falls in thick swaths. The air hums with heat and labor, earth and sweat mingling in the dust. A moment suspended—not idyllic, not harsh, simply the harvest’s relentless pulse.

  • The harvest (1888)

    The harvest (1888)

    Vincent van Gogh (Dutch, 1853–1890)

    Golden fields stretch under a blazing sky, workers bent like reeds in the wind. Wheat stacks rise like small mountains against the horizon. The land hums with movement, heat, and the quiet rhythm of labor. Every brushstroke pulses with the sun’s intensity and the earth’s abundance.

  • Glaneuse (1894)

    Glaneuse (1894)

    William Bouguereau (French, 1825–1905)

    A woman bends in the golden field, her rough hands gathering stray stalks. The sun beats down on her bent back, her simple dress brushing the earth. This is the quiet labor that feeds nations, unseen but unbroken.

  • La cueilleuse de cerises

    La cueilleuse de cerises

    Pierre Louis Bouchard (French, 1800–1870)

    A woman gathers cherries under dappled sunlight, her quiet labor a tribute to the harmony between human hands and nature’s bounty.

  • Berry Pickers (1873)

    Berry Pickers (1873)

    Winslow Homer (American, 1836–1910)

    A sunlit field hums with quiet activity as figures gather berries, their movements blending with the landscape.

  • Wheat Field Behind Saint-Paul Hospital with a Reaper (1889)

    Wheat Field Behind Saint-Paul Hospital with a Reaper (1889)

    Vincent van Gogh (Dutch, 1853–1890)

    A lone reaper moves through a sunlit wheat field, the brushstrokes alive with color and motion, under a sky that seems to pulse with energy.

  • Recolte des Pommes (ca. 1890)

    Recolte des Pommes (ca. 1890)

    Pierre Puvis de Chavannes (French, 1824–1898)

    A tranquil orchard scene where harvesters gather apples under a diffused golden light, blending labor with quiet poetry.