Wheatfield with Crows

Wheatfield with Crows
A painting of a wheat field with crows flying above.
ArtistVincent van Gogh
YearJuly 1890
Catalogue
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions50.2 cm × 103 cm (19.8 in × 41 in)
LocationVan Gogh Museum, Amsterdam

Wheatfield with Crows (Dutch: Korenveld met kraaien) is a July 1890 painting by Vincent van Gogh. It has been cited by several critics as one of his greatest works.[1][2]

It is commonly stated that this was van Gogh's final painting. This association was popularized by Vincente Minnelli’s 1956 biopic Lust for Life, which depicts van Gogh painting it immediately before shooting himself. His final painting in actuality was Tree Roots.[3] The evidence of his letters suggests that Wheatfield with Crows was completed around 10 July and predates such paintings as Auvers Town Hall on 14 July 1890 and Daubigny's Garden.[4][5][6] Moreover, Jan Hulsker has written that a painting of harvested wheat, Field with Stacks of Wheat (F771), must be a later painting.[7]

  1. ^ Cézanne to Picasso: Ambroise Vollard, Patron of the Avant-garde. Metropolitan Museum of Art. 2006. p. 11. ISBN 1588391957.
  2. ^ McKenna, Tony (2015). Art, Literature and Culture from a Marxist Perspective. Springer. ISBN 978-1137526618.
  3. ^ Siegal, Nina (28 July 2020). "A Clue to van Gogh's Final Days Is Found in His Last Painting". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
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  6. ^ "Auvers-sur-Oise: May – July 1890 (75 paintings)". vggallery.com. Retrieved 29 July 2010.
  7. ^ Hulsker, Jan (1986). The Complete Van Gogh: Paintings, Drawings, Sketches. Harrison House/Harry N. Abrams. p. 480. ISBN 0-517-44867-X. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)