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Shortly after, he returned to the north
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Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies

Shortly after, he returned to the north for the final weeks of his life

Shortly after, he returned to the north for the final weeks of his life

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Shortly after, he returned to the north
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for the final weeks of his life.
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5 seconds
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22
Timestamp in Movie
00:14:09
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Jun 27, 2025
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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.
For many scholars, the work conveys - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:05
For many scholars, the work conveys
[Marco] On the evening of the 20th of April 1890, - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:08
[Marco] On the evening of the 20th of April 1890,
Van Gogh kept this image in mind and just one month later, - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:08
Van Gogh kept this image in mind and just one month later,
This painting contains all the elements of Van Gogh's - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:15
This painting contains all the elements of Van Gogh's
It is all about the relationship between the earth - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:08
It is all about the relationship between the earth
And then there's the wheat field here on the left side, - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:13
And then there's the wheat field here on the left side,
The carriage, and these two figures - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:18
The carriage, and these two figures
The dimension of the landscape, in its sense of infinity. - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:05
The dimension of the landscape, in its sense of infinity.
(gentle piano music) - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:08
(gentle piano music)
[Narrator] Helene too would drift off into infinity - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:05
[Narrator] Helene too would drift off into infinity
She would look at still life with lemons - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:04
She would look at still life with lemons
She wrote that in this painting, - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:05
She wrote that in this painting,
The presence of a divine principle in the world. - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:04
The presence of a divine principle in the world.
Among her favorites was La Berceuse, - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:06
Among her favorites was La Berceuse,
In reality, the lady was the wife of a postman, - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:08
In reality, the lady was the wife of a postman,
Helene imagined La Berceuse as a comforting woman, - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:07
Helene imagined La Berceuse as a comforting woman,
(soft music) - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:09
(soft music)
Besides her favorite Van Gogh, - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:07
Besides her favorite Van Gogh,
Anton Kröller, the husband of Helene - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:08
Anton Kröller, the husband of Helene
And in the end, Helene decided that she wanted - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:06
And in the end, Helene decided that she wanted