À propos de l’œuvre
Champ de blé avec une faucheuse, par Vincent van Gogh
Vincent van Gogh · September 1889 · Saint-Rémy-de-Provence
Wheat field with reaper, F618Reproduction of oil painting on canvas
Under a pale yellow sun, a blue-green reaper advances in a field of incandescent wheat; this September resumption transforms the harvest observed from the asylum into luminous meditation on the cycle of life.
Look at the work
The Reaper in the Middle of a Sea of Wheat
The small figure leans to the left, almost absorbed by the sheaves. Thick yellow, cream and ocher lines circle around her, while a rounded millstone marks the edge of the field.
A blue-gray wall separates the harvest from the houses and the Alpilles. The sun floats in a lime-green sky, and the mountain follows a long blue-purple diagonal towards the upper right corner.
Van Gogh first painted the motif in late June 1889, then produced this version in September. In a letter he describes the reaper as an image of death, but of a death without sadness, accomplished under a golden light.
Composition, touch and color
Three observations specific to this painting
The Van Gogh Museum painting bears inventory s0049V1962 and references F618/JH1773; it should not be confused with F617 from the Kroeller-Müller Museum.
An almost dissolved figure
The reaper is made up of a few blue-green touches placed directly in the yellow. His body blends in with the work he does.
Wheat in swirls
The tight curves give the field continuous energy, as if each spray reacted to the heat and the gesture of the scythe.
A sun without shadow
The pale disk does not illuminate with a classic model: it diffuses its color in the sky, the wheat and even the mountains.
Documented benchmarks
Precisely identify the original work
F618 belongs to a series of three large paintings by the reaper created in Saint-Rémy in 1889.
The September recovery
This canvas takes the composition of June F617 in a lighter range, with a lime green sky and a very melted figure in the field.
An image of death
Van Gogh associates humanity with cut wheat, while emphasizing the light and lack of sadness of this scene.
F618 · JH1773
Inventory s0049V1962 and these references identify the version kept at the Van Gogh Museum.
Your reproduction
What the painter must preserve
The copy must retain the weak separation between the figure and the wheat, the countless yellow curves and the cold blues of the mountain.
- The little blue-green reaper
- The millstone on the left
- The sheaves in circular movements
- The blue-gray wall on the horizon
- The yellow sun in the lemon sky
Work sheet
| Title | Wheat field with reaper, F618 |
|---|---|
| Artist | Vincent van Gogh (1853 -1890) |
| Date | September 1889 |
| Place of creation | Saint-Rémy-de-Provence |
| Original technique | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 73.2 × 92.7 cm |
| Inventory | Van Gogh Museum s0049V1962 · F618 · JH1773 |
| Conservation | Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam |
| Your reproduction | Handmade oil painting on canvas |
From order to shipping
In your interior
A large solar landscape with nuanced yellows
The horizontal format is suitable for a living room, dining room or office. Straw yellow, lime green, purple blue and gray match oak, linen and light walls.
Frequently asked questions
Before ordering
Is this a canvas print?
No. Each reproduction is manually painted in oil on canvas. Brushstrokes and material variations belong to the final result.
How is the visual reference chosen?
The Google Art Project image measured 3,138 × 2,481 px; it was reduced to 3,000 × 2,372 px and converted into a real WebP.
Can I check the result before shipping?
Yes. Photographs of the finished painting are sent to you; you can request alterations before validating the shipment.
Are custom formats possible?
Yes. The format can be adapted to your wall while maintaining the proportions and balance of the original composition.
