Why it matters
Sheaves of wheat stand in a harvested field with the town of Arles in the background. Van Gogh was fascinated by peasants and the cycles of nature, from sowing to harvest.
Did you know?
- It was painted in June 1888.
- It is one of many wheat-field paintings he made that summer.
- It is in the Musée Rodin in Paris.
Based on the Wikipedia article Arles: View from the Wheat Fields (CC BY-SA 4.0).
