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Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies

His first paintings, once he had obtained the colors, were scenes of country lifeand...

His first paintings, once he had obtained the colors, were scenes of country life
and portraits of peasants

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His first paintings,
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once he had obtained the colors,
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were scenes of country life and portraits of peasants.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
26
Timestamp in Movie
00:34:57
Uploaded
Jun 27, 2025
Genres
documentary
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A new look at Van Gogh, through the legacy of the largest private collector of artworks by the Dutch painter: Helene Kröller-Müller (1869-1939), who, in the early 20th Century, ended up buying nearly 300 of his works.
Dark faces, furrowed by fatigue, - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:08
Dark faces, furrowed by fatigue,
One of the most important works of this period, - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:24
One of the most important works of this period,
Vincent however, chose to recommend to Mr. Herman's - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:06
Vincent however, chose to recommend to Mr. Herman's
One of which was the peasants planting potatoes, - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:11
One of which was the peasants planting potatoes,
They obviously included French realist painters, - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:12
They obviously included French realist painters,
It's a crucial painting, - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:06
It's a crucial painting,
The first blues that light up the sky - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:10
The first blues that light up the sky
[Narrator] The peasant's movements and faces - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:08
[Narrator] The peasant's movements and faces
At the open air museum in Arnhem, - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:12
At the open air museum in Arnhem,
[Marco] One of the painters that Van Gogh - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:13
[Marco] One of the painters that Van Gogh
There's a saw, an image of a saw that we edited, - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:07
There's a saw, an image of a saw that we edited,
So he gives these people a very high status, - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:14
So he gives these people a very high status,
(sweeping orchestral) - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:14
(sweeping orchestral)
He dressed very simply himself - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:10
He dressed very simply himself
They are closer to what is essential in life. - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:04
They are closer to what is essential in life.
They work in the ground, - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:06
They work in the ground,
So they are very close to the cycle of, - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:09
So they are very close to the cycle of,
[Narrator] The world of peasants often crops up - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:06
[Narrator] The world of peasants often crops up
[Vincent] Being a laborer, - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:09
[Vincent] Being a laborer,
I can't do anything else - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:05
I can't do anything else