À propos de l’œuvre
Travail des champs, par Vincent van Gogh
Vincent van Gogh · Around April 11, 1885 · Nuenen, Netherlands
Field work, F129aReproduction of oil painting on canvas
A farmer opens the land with a spade while a peasant woman places the potatoes in the furrow. Painted in Nuenen in April 1885, this scene combines precise agricultural gestures, a palette of earth and a wide clear horizon.
Look at the work
Plant the potatoes together
On the right, the man leans over his spade and lifts a dark lump. On the left, the woman holds a basket and extends her hand towards the furrow; their two bodies form a continuous movement around the open earth.
The field is divided into brown and olive green bands under a milky sky. Two very fine trunks cut the space vertically, while a village or a row of trees narrows to the horizon.
Fieldwork F129a/JH727 is an oil on canvas of 33 × 41 cm painted around April 11, 1885 in Nuenen. It is kept at the Kunsthaus Zürich under inventory number 1860.
Composition, touch and color
Three observations specific to this painting
Van Gogh places the figures below the horizon line in order to visually attach them to the earth. Their complementary gestures organize the scene: one opens the furrow, the other places the tubers there.
The bodies follow the same arc
The two peasants are leaning towards the center. Their backs, their arms and the tool draw a curve which gives the work a shared rhythm.
The earth carries matter
The foreground mixes black brown, ocher and green with thick touches. Light potatoes and turned clods punctuate the furrow.
The sky lightens the scene
A large gray-blue and white area opposes dark clothing. This cold light isolates the silhouettes without transforming the scene into a luminous landscape.
Documented benchmarks
Precisely identify the original work
The Kunsthaus Zürich notice gives the French title Work of the fields, the dimensions of 33 × 41 cm, the 1860 inventory and the references F129a/JH727. It places the execution around April 11, 1885.
A plantation, not a harvest
The man opens the ground with his spade and the woman places the potatoes. The subject therefore represents the beginning of the agricultural cycle, before emergence and uprooting.
The influence of Jean-François Millet
Van Gogh admires the peasants of Millet and their monumental dignity. Here he adapts this model to Brabant and direct observation of work.
At the Kunsthaus since 1927
The Zurich museum acquired the painting in 1927. Its 1860 inventory and official notice document the date, support and catalogs raisonnés.
Your reproduction
What the painter must preserve
The copy must preserve the basket and the gesture of the woman, the spade of the man, the light potatoes, the black furrows, the two vertical trunks and the gray-blue sky.
- The basket carried by the peasant woman
- The peasant's inclined spade
- The clear tubers in the furrow
- The horizontal bands of the field
- The milky sky cut by two fine trunks
Work sheet
| Title | Field work, F129a |
|---|---|
| Artist | Vincent van Gogh (1853 -1890) |
| Date | Around April 11, 1885 |
| Place of creation | Nuenen, Netherlands |
| Original technique | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 33 × 41 cm |
| Inventory | F129a · JH727 · Inv. 1860 |
| Conservation | Kunsthaus Zurich |
| Your reproduction | Handmade oil painting on canvas |
From order to shipping
In your interior
A peasant scene in earth, olive and pearl gray
The horizontal format is suitable for a dining room, bookcase or office. Deep browns and cold skies match walnut, linen, stone and gray cream 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 color reference measures 2,364 × 1,902 px. It has been kept at its native definition and converted into a real WebP, without artificial enlargement.
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.
