Van Gogh once compared himself to a stunted plant damaged by frost. He turned to yellow—using it to make meaning that tempers longing with courage, and hardship with hope.
Wheat Fields - July 1890
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The Seine with the Pont de Clichy - 1887
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Peasant Woman Sweeping the Floor - March 1885
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In Wheatfield with Crows (July 1890), painted weeks before his death, Van Gogh set dark birds against a golden field and a sky in turmoil.
The scene’s unrest mirrors his own—a landscape caught between persistence and despair.
Silhouette of a Man with a Rake - 1885
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