To watch in HD, get ClipCafe PRO
This is the moment when Van Gogh
Please log in to add to collections.
Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies

This is the moment when Van Gogh, sets out on his journeytowards pure color, towards the...

This is the moment when Van Gogh, sets out on his journey
towards pure color, towards the absolute light that would take himself toward Provence

Full Transcript

00:00:01.000 --> 00:00:03.009
This is the moment when Van Gogh,
00:00:03.009 --> 00:00:06.067
sets out on his journey towards pure color,
00:00:06.067 --> 00:00:08.084
towards the absolute light
00:00:08.084 --> 00:00:11.999
that would take himself toward Provence.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
18
Timestamp in Movie
00:58:48
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.
[Narrator] In June, 1888, - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:10
[Narrator] In June, 1888,
"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.