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[Narrator] In June, 1888
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Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies

In June, 1888, Van Gogh wrote to hisfriend Émile Bernard, "I even work in the wheat...

[Narrator] In June, 1888, Van Gogh wrote to his
friend Émile Bernard, "I even work in the wheat fields at midday "in the full heat of the sun
without any shade, whatever

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[Narrator] In June, 1888,
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Van Gogh wrote to his friend Émile Bernard,
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"I even work in the wheat fields at midday
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"in the full heat of the sun without any shade, whatever.
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10 seconds
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Timestamp in Movie
00:59:11
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Jun 27, 2025
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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.
"My God, if only I'd known this country at 25, - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:14
"My God, if only I'd known this country at 25,
The supremely enthusiastic period had begun for him, - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:08
The supremely enthusiastic period had begun for him,
In the spring and summer months, - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:09
In the spring and summer months,
His pictures began to sing in a language - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:05
His pictures began to sing in a language
(dramatic music) - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:14
(dramatic music)
I feel fine working outside, in the hottest part of the day. - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:05
I feel fine working outside, in the hottest part of the day.
The color here is actually very fine. - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:04
The color here is actually very fine.
[Marco] At the end of March, 1888, - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:09
[Marco] At the end of March, 1888,
The sky became yellow, - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:10
The sky became yellow,
The blue that we see in one of the most famous versions - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:09
The blue that we see in one of the most famous versions
Here it is, with a very graphic style - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:06
Here it is, with a very graphic style
The art of Japanese painters that comes back at the times - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:11
The art of Japanese painters that comes back at the times
And it is from Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:08
And it is from Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer,
[Narrator] No one knows for sure why Van Gogh, - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:05
[Narrator] No one knows for sure why Van Gogh,
Certainly his passion for Japanese prince , - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:07
Certainly his passion for Japanese prince ,
In these Southern landscapes, - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:09
In these Southern landscapes,
He also hoped that other painters would soon join him, - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:09
He also hoped that other painters would soon join him,
The failure of this dream would play a large role - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:07
The failure of this dream would play a large role
He found an atmosphere that suited what he wanted to do. - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:05
He found an atmosphere that suited what he wanted to do.
And you see in Arles, how he comes strongly inspired by - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:10
And you see in Arles, how he comes strongly inspired by