Description

“The Harvest” by the Dutch Post-Impressionist artist Vincent van Gogh. This iconic landscape is also widely known as Harvest at La Crau, with Montmajour in the Background.
Artwork Details:
Artist: Vincent van Gogh
Year: Painted in June 1888, during Van Gogh’s time in Arles, Provence, France.
Medium: Oil on canvas.
Location: The original painting is housed at the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Subject: The artwork captures a rural harvest scene in the La Crau plain, depicting farm work under the hot summer sun. The Montmajour Abbey and Alpilles mountain range are visible in the distance.
Significance: Van Gogh considered this work one of his most successful, noting its vibrant yellow and green tones that capture the intense light and atmosphere of the southern French countryside.