Vincent van Gogh (1853–1890) (after) - "Wheat Field with Cypresses, 1889"

- Vincent van Gogh (after), offset print on heavyweight smooth satin paper (approx. 300gsm, refers to paper thickness/density).

- Stamp on verso.

- Condition: excellent. Never framed, never exposed.

- Borderless / full-bleed.

- Ready to frame. The pic in which the item appears framed is a simulated recreation for illustrative purposes only, the frame and other decorative elements shown in it are not included in the lot you are bidding on.

- Size: 59 x 80cm.

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- Vincent van Gogh’s Wheat Field with Cypresses (1889) is one of the defining landscapes of his Saint-Rémy period and a brilliant expression of the intensity with which he experienced the natural world. Painted during his stay at the asylum of Saint-Paul-de-Mausole in Provence, the composition transforms a seemingly simple view of a golden wheat field, olive trees, distant blue mountains and monumental cypresses into a landscape charged with movement. Van Gogh’s vigorous, rhythmic brushwork makes the wheat appear to ripple beneath the wind while the clouds twist across the sky and the dark cypresses rise dramatically above the sunlit countryside. The contrast between cobalt and pale blues, luminous yellow and deep green creates the extraordinary chromatic energy associated with his mature work, while the expressive contours dissolve the boundary between direct observation and emotion. Van Gogh was particularly fascinated by the cypress, whose distinctive vertical form he compared to an Egyptian obelisk and saw as a powerful dark accent within the brilliant Provençal landscape.

Created in 1889, one of the most productive and significant years of Van Gogh’s career, Wheat Field with Cypresses belongs to a small group of closely related compositions developed during the summer and autumn at Saint-Rémy. The artist first explored the motif directly before nature and subsequently returned to it in further painted and drawn versions. The landscape combines characteristic elements of Provence the Alpilles mountains, olive vegetation, ripened wheat and towering evergreen cypresses but Van Gogh deliberately moves beyond straightforward description. Repeated curves and swirling strokes give sky, vegetation and mountains an almost unified pulse, making nature itself seem alive. Wheat fields also carried a broader significance within Van Gogh’s imagery, connected with the recurring cycles of growth, harvest, life and mortality. The result places the painting among the artist’s most recognisable late landscapes, alongside The Starry Night, Cypresses and the celebrated views of olive groves and fields produced around Saint-Rémy.

Today, Van Gogh remains one of the most universally recognised figures in modern art, and the vibrant palette of Wheat Field with Cypresses makes the image particularly effective in contemporary interiors. Its gold, blue and green tones work naturally with Japandi, Scandinavian, modern, Mediterranean and eclectic decoration, while wooden, black, white or natural-oak frames can emphasise very different aspects of the composition. It can become a strong focal point in a living room, bedroom, office or creative space, and its immediate visual appeal also makes it an exceptional regalo for admirers of Van Gogh, Post-Impressionism and museum art. Within the wider decorative and cultural market, works associated with iconic names such as Picasso, Matisse, Klimt, Monet, Hockney, Warhol and Basquiat coexist with the visual worlds of Hermès, Gucci, Lego, Star Wars and Pokémon, reflecting the enduring demand for instantly recognisable imagery across art, design and popular culture. More than a century after it was painted, Wheat Field with Cypresses retains an extraordinary freshness, turning a Provençal summer landscape into one of Van Gogh’s most powerful visions of colour, movement and nature.