To watch in HD, get ClipCafe PRO
In his eyes, life did not seem harmonious
Please log in to add to collections.
Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies

In his eyes, life did not seem harmonious and polished like a Greek statue, but wretched...

In his eyes, life did not seem harmonious and polished like a Greek statue, but wretched and full of hurt and this is how he wanted to portray it

Full Transcript

00:00:01.000 --> 00:00:03.098
In his eyes, life did not seem harmonious
00:00:03.098 --> 00:00:06.086
and polished like a Greek statue,
00:00:06.086 --> 00:00:08.072
but wretched and full of hurt
00:00:09.061 --> 00:00:11.061
and this is how he wanted to portray it.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
30
Timestamp in Movie
00:49:45
Uploaded
Jun 27, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
N/A

Want This Clip in HD?

Upgrade for HD/4K downloads and unlimited access. Upgrade now →

Movie Summary

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.
(gentle music) - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:13
(gentle music)
The years in which Van Gogh becomes the painter, - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:05
The years in which Van Gogh becomes the painter,
The turning point came in 1886, - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:05
The turning point came in 1886,
He left behind the brown of the cloths of earth - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:10
He left behind the brown of the cloths of earth
(gentle music) - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:14
(gentle music)
But the first paintings Vincent painted, - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:14
But the first paintings Vincent painted,
In the summer of the same year, 1886, - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:06
In the summer of the same year, 1886,
In some beautiful, still lifes of flowers, - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:09
In some beautiful, still lifes of flowers,
(upbeat music) - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:04
(upbeat music)
I've thought about it so much - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:05
I've thought about it so much
We'll be at the Louvre from midday, or earlier if you like. - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:04
We'll be at the Louvre from midday, or earlier if you l...
[Narrator] An appointment to meet his brother, - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:11
[Narrator] An appointment to meet his brother,
But what was the real reason for Vincent's style to change - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:06
But what was the real reason for Vincent's style to cha...
We ask the writer, Pascal Bonafoux, - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:07
We ask the writer, Pascal Bonafoux,
He takes us to Montmartre and helps us to understand - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:10
He takes us to Montmartre and helps us to understand
Starting from the house where he and Theo lived, - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:06
Starting from the house where he and Theo lived,
[Pascal] Vincent van Gogh arrived in Paris - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:07
[Pascal] Vincent van Gogh arrived in Paris
He had already visited before, - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:06
He had already visited before,
They lived on the fourth floor and beyond the rooftops, - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:18
They lived on the fourth floor and beyond the rooftops,
There is but one Paris, - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:09
There is but one Paris,