Van Gogh wanted to show peasant life and work on the land – a recurring theme in his art – and painted several stages of the harvest. We see a half-mowed wheat field, ladders and several carts. A reaper works in the background, which is why he titled the work ‘La moisson’ or The Harvest.
Artist: Vincent van Gogh
Dimensions: 73 x 92 cm
Location: Room Arles, La Crau, Van Gogh Museum
Created: 1888
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Periods: Post-Impressionism, Modern art
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