Cypresses gained ground in Van Gogh’s work by late June 1889 when he resolved to devote one of his first series in Saint-Rémy to the towering trees. Distinctive for their rich impasto, his exuberant on-the-spot studies include the Met’s close-up vertical view of cypresses (49.30) and this majestic horizontal composition, which he illustrated in reed-pen drawings sent to his brother on July 2.
Title: Wheat Field with Cypresses
Creator: Vincent van Gogh
Date Created: 1889
Type: Painting
Medium: Oil on canvas
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY