Ploughed fields
1888 Van Gogh Museum
About this artwork
This landscape features a vast expanse of tilled earth under a textured sky, with distant houses and trees at the horizon. The painting is known for its impasto technique, where thick paint creates a tactile surface.
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This painting exemplifies Van Gogh's intense connection to the land and the agricultural life he observed in Arles. During this period, he experimented with bold colors and vigorous brushwork to convey emotion rather than just represent reality. The visible, thick brushstrokes are a hallmark of his style, giving the earth and sky a vibrant, almost living quality.
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Ploughed fields
Vincent van Gogh, 1888
