Born on March 30, 1853 in Zundert, Holland, Vincent van Gogh grew up in a rural vicarage saturated with petit bourgeois values and a ready supply of Protestant piety. The centerpiece of that series is The Harvest in the collection of the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam. Harvest at La Crau (The Blue Cart) June 1888, Arles Oil on canvas, 73 x 92 cm Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam: Catalogue numbers: F 412 JH 1440. For a brief period of time, he gave painting lessons in Eindhoven . In June he painted Summer in blue and orange, represented by the harvest on the plain of La Crau, which lay between Arles and the ruined monastery of Montmajour. Van Gogh wanted to show peasant life and work on the land – a recurring theme in his art – and painted several stages of the harvest. The painting is a pendant of the Haystacks in Provence (F 425). Van Gogh often described the plain of La Crau in his letters, saying that apart from differences of colour it reminded him constantly of Holland, but not of modern Holland. "Throughout Van Gogh's adulthood he had an interest in serving others, especially manual workers. [12] Near the end of the year, Van Gogh began experimenting with complementary colors, influenced by the color theories of Charles Blanc . In 1884, Van Gogh created the weaver series, works of rural life and landscapes. "A prolific time, in less than 444 days van Gogh made about 100 drawings and produced more than 200 paintings. On arrival in Arles in March 1888 van Gogh began to paint a series of canvases of blossoming orchards in pinks and greens entitled Spring. Prior to Van Gogh's exploration of southern France, there were just a few of his paintings where wheat was the subject. Accession number: Welcome to the Shrine of the Book Complex* Wed, Nov 11, 10 am - 1 pm The Shrine of the Book will be closed to visitors Harvest at La Crau was one of many paintings that Van Gogh made of the countryside surrounding Arles, and reflects his experiments with flat areas of colour and bold outlines. Wheat harvest series. Harvest in Provence Van Gogh Reproduction, hand-painted in oil on canvas. We see a half mowed wheatfield, ladders and several carts. Wheat harvest series. Tues 4 pm - 9 pm - Free entrance for children under 18 Cliff Edwards, author of "Letter from Vincent van Gogh to Theo van Gogh Saint-Rémy, 2 July 1889"Van Gogh painted thirteen large canvases of horizontal landscapes of the wheat harvest that occurs in the region from the middle to late July. The series began with Wheat Field under Cloudy Sky then Wheatfield with Crows was painted when the crop was on the verge of harvest. Fri and Holiday Eves 10 am - 2 pm "As a young man Van Gogh pursued what he saw as a religious calling, wanting to minister to working people. Sat, 8.12 10:30 am - 4 pm "CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list ("Letter from Vincent van Gogh to Theo van Gogh Arles, 12 or 13 June 1888"For the painting by Jacob van Ruisdael, see "Letter from Vincent van Gogh to Theo van Gogh, Auvers-sur-Oise, 23 July 1890"A common denominator in his favored authors and artists was sentimental treatment of the destitute and downtrodden. Tues, 4.12 (2nd day Hanukkah) 10 am - 9 pm Now the Harvest, the Garden, the Sower, and the two marines are sketches after painted studies. Jul 6, 2016 - In June of 1888, Vincent van Gogh created 10 paintings and 5 drawings known as The Harvest Series. Entrance to Voyer-d'Argenson Park at Asnières The series began with For a time, Van Gogh seemed to improve. During his twenties, van Gogh grappled with existential questions while working haphazardly as a picture dealer, schoolteacher, bookshop clerk, and missionary. There he was at the height of his career, producing some of his best work. To his brother Theo, van Gogh declared that “if for a moment I feel rising within me the desire for a life without care, Van Gogh's production in Arles fell into a number of series, one of which comprised landscape paintings on the theme of the seasons. In a letter he wrote, "And the prospect grows darker, I see no future at all. Yet, he still found time and energy to write more than 200 letters. In the early 1880s, he committed himself to a life of art. He spent days in the wheat fields working under the burning sun to show peasant work, something always dear to his heart, and the stages of the harvest.