Vincent van Gogh, Snow-Covered Field with a Harrow (after Millet), January 1890

Vincent van Gogh, Snow-Covered Field with a Harrow (after Millet), January 1890

Van Gogh used Millet's work, and Alfred Delaunay's etching of Millet's work, as inspiration for this painting. In Van Gogh's version he added black crows and made the winter scene more bleak, deserted and cold. His choice of color, composition and brushstroke make this work uniquely his own.[1]

Vincent van Gogh (1853–1890), Plow and Harrow (after Millet), Saint-Rémy, January 1890, oil on canvas, h 72 x w 92 cm, Van Gogh Museum

Vincent van Gogh (1853–1890), Plow and Harrow (after Millet), Saint-Rémy, January 1890, oil on canvas, h 72 x w 92 cm, Van Gogh Museum

Artist  
Vincent van Gogh (1853–1890)

Title  
Deutsch: Pflug und Egge (nach Millet)
English: Plow and Harrow (after Millet)

Object type
painting

Genre
landscape art

Date
Saint-Rémy, January 1890

Medium
oil on canvas

Dimensions
height: 72 cm (28.3 in); width: 92 cm (36.2 in)

Collection  
Van Gogh Museum

Current location  
Amsterdam

Place of creation
Saint-Rémy-de-Provence

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[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copies_by_Vincent_van_Gogh