Vincent van Gogh · September 1889 · Saint-Rémy-de-Provence
The Sickle Reaper, F687Reproduction of oil painting on canvas
Curved very low in the wheat, a reaper extends his sickle towards the stems, while black birds punctuate the pale sky; Van Gogh transforms a Millet print into an exercise in movement and color.
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The Sickle Reaper, F687Vincent van Gogh · September 1889 · Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam
September 1889Dating
44 × 33 cmDimensions of the original
Oil on canvasOriginal technique
Van Gogh Museum, AmsterdamConservation
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Look at the work
The sickle gesture at field level
The worker forms a compact diagonal between his blue back and his outstretched arms. One leg moves forward, the other folds, and the heavy shoes anchor the silhouette in the stubble.
The field rises very high behind the figure and reduces the sky to a clear band. The birds, ears and traces of the sickle are indicated by small touches which punctuate the space.
Van Gogh relies on an engraving after Jean-François Millet to continue studying the figure at work when he does not have a model in Saint-Rémy. He does not hide this learning and considers it an essential practice.
Composition, touch and color
Three observations specific to this painting
The Van Gogh Museum identifies the work under s0198V1962, with the references F687/JH1782 and the format of 44 × 33 cm.
01
A difficult posture made readable
The almost horizontal back, elongated arms and unbalanced legs precisely describe the reaper's effort as he cuts the stems.
02
The blue detaches the figure
The blue blouse and pants are immediately distinguishable from the yellow-green field. The contrast replaces a large part of the modeling.
03
A sky inhabited by birds
The small black silhouettes prolong the movement of the keys and prevent the strip of sky from becoming an empty area.
Documented benchmarks
Precisely identify the original work
The official notice emphasizes that Van Gogh particularly worked on figures in action, a subject that he considered difficult and which he studied until the end of his career.
Tool
A sickle held close to the ground
The short blade cuts grain in handfuls; the very low position of the body corresponds to this precise manual work.
Source
A composition after Millet
Van Gogh follows an image printed in black and white, then invents the accord of blues, yellows, greens and pink skies.
Study
Don't lose sight of the figure
In a letter to Theo, he explains that these copies allow him to continue the study of the human body in the absence of models.
The copy must retain the shortcut of the curved body, the fineness of the sickle and the clear separation between the blues of the garment and the yellows of the field.
The blue back almost horizontal
Hands close to the sickle
Heavy shoes
The cob curtain behind the figure
Black birds in the sky
Work sheet
Title
The Sickle Reaper, F687
Artist
Vincent van Gogh (1853 -1890)
Date
September 1889
Place of creation
Saint-Rémy-de-Provence
Original technique
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
44 × 33 cm
Inventory
Van Gogh Museum s0198V1962 · F687 · JH1782
Conservation
Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam
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In your interior
A gentle and dynamic harvest scene
The vertical format is suitable for a dining room, office or contemporary rural interior. Gray blue, straw yellow, sage green and cream pink match natural materials.
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