À propos de l’œuvre
Berger avec un troupeau de moutons, par Vincent van Gogh
Vincent van Gogh · September 1884 · Nuenen, Netherlands
After the storm: shepherd and flock, F42Reproduction of oil painting on canvas
After the storm, a shepherd raises his staff in the middle of a compact flock. A turquoise gap lights up the horizon under the brown clouds; in the foreground, the tight sheep form a long mass which begins to start moving again.
Look at the work
The raised stick restarts the herd under a still heavy sky
The shepherd is placed slightly to the left of the center. His black silhouette stands out against the light strip of the horizon; the oblique stick he holds in the air is the clearest gesture of the entire scene.
The sheep fill the lower half of the large panoramic format. A few heads turn, a black sheep appears on the left and the tight legs create a frieze of vertical lines.
After the Storm, also called Shepherd with a Flock of Sheep, F42/JH517, is a 66.3 × 128.6 cm oil on canvas painted in Nuenen in September 1884. It is kept at the Museo Soumaya in Mexico.
Composition, touch and color
Three observations specific to this painting
The scene belongs to Van Gogh's training period. The palette of earth, the format of frieze and the simplification of the animals give more importance to the collective rhythm than to the anatomical detail.
The clear horizon separates two dark masses
A thin turquoise white stripe runs across the entire canvas between the ground and the clouds. It brings out the shepherd and gives the scene the idea of a lull.
The herd becomes a single moving form
The backs fit together like waves and the legs form a tight curtain. The few heads oriented differently are enough to avoid repetition.
The Black Sheep creates a narrative counterpoint
Placed near the shepherd, it stands out from the group by its color and its position. The museum file highlights the possible reading of the pastor attentive to the animal being pushed aside.
Documented benchmarks
Precisely identify the original work
F42/JH517, the dating of September 1884 and the exceptionally large format identify this painting by the Museo Soumaya, distinct from the copies after Millet made by Van Gogh in Saint-Rémy.
The canvas was part of a decorative project for Antoon Hermans
Van Gogh was to create six paintings for a dining room. Instead of a literal Last Supper, he developed rural subjects where work and nature took on a moral significance.
The painter still seeks to master the human figure
The shepherd is deliberately simplified, but his posture, arm and staff organize the action. Van Gogh wants to progress towards more complex rural scenes.
"After the Storm" describes the light of the landscape
The sky remains dark and menacing, but the bright band of the horizon indicates that the storm is receding and the herd can resume its journey.
Your reproduction
What the painter must preserve
The copy must preserve the panoramic format, the brown sky, the turquoise horizon, the dark silhouette of the shepherd, his staff, the black sheep and the ocher mass of the flock.
- The light strip that crosses the horizon
- The stick raised diagonally
- The black silhouette of the shepherd
- The dark sheep to the left of the group
- The repetition of the legs under tight bodies
Work sheet
| Title | After the storm: shepherd and flock, F42 |
|---|---|
| Artist | Vincent van Gogh (1853 -1890) |
| Date | September 1884 |
| Place of creation | Nuenen, Netherlands |
| Original technique | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 66.3 × 128.6 cm |
| Inventory | F42 · JH517 |
| Conservation | Museo Soumaya, Mexico |
| Your reproduction | Handmade oil painting on canvas |
From order to shipping
In your interior
A panoramic landscape of land after the storm
Cloud brown, black, mustard ocher, dark green and pale turquoise create a full scene for a living room, dining room or office.
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 public domain reference was converted into a true 3,000 × 1,535 px WebP from a 14,032 × 7,182 px file, 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.
