Original artwork description:

Van Gogh had a special interest in sowers throughout his artistic career. All in all, he made more than 30 drawings and paintings on this theme. He painted this sower in the autumn of 1888. At the time, Van Gogh was working together with Paul Gauguin (1848-1903). Gauguin believed that in his work Van Gogh should draw less on reality and more on his imagination.

Here, Van Gogh used colours meant to express emotion and passion. He assigned the leading roles to the greenish-yellow of the sky and the purple of the field. The bright yellow sun looks like a halo, turning the sower into a saint.

Pigments used:
Schmincke Norma® Professional - Finest artists' oil colours, series 11
- titanium white
- lemon yellow
- poppy red
- cadmium red deep
- ultramarine blue deep
- cobalt blue hue
- prussian blue
- cerulean blue

73x60 cm, signed on the back

Materials used:

oil paint

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