Women Crossing the Fields
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Artist: Vincent van Gogh, Dutch, 1853-1890
Year
1890
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Object detail
Media/Materials
Oil on paper
Measurements
sheet, 11 15/16 x 23 1/2in (30.3 x 59.7cm)
Credit line
Bequest of Marion Koogler McNay
Accession number
1950.49
Object type
Department
Location
Further information
Vincent van Gogh enjoyed wandering the countryside and frequently painted these pastoral scenes. Produced in the last year of the artist’s life, this vibrant painting demonstrates all of Van Gogh’s mark-making skill.
Repeated lines, dots, and dashes of color evoke movement and suggest depth; hats, hands, and bell-shaped dresses appear to sway back and forth as the figures move along the path. Cool blues push the sky back, shades of green occupy the middle ground, and the figures come to the foreground with bright white and dots of orange. The cardboard on which this is painted adds background tones, simultaneously representing clouds, house, and path.
Van Gogh has captured the essence of nature as he sees and feels it.
Repeated lines, dots, and dashes of color evoke movement and suggest depth; hats, hands, and bell-shaped dresses appear to sway back and forth as the figures move along the path. Cool blues push the sky back, shades of green occupy the middle ground, and the figures come to the foreground with bright white and dots of orange. The cardboard on which this is painted adds background tones, simultaneously representing clouds, house, and path.
Van Gogh has captured the essence of nature as he sees and feels it.
Documentation
The Works of Vincent van Gogh: His Paintings and Drawings; Jacob-Baart de la Faille; 1970; 819, 06
Modern Art at the McNay: A Brief History and Pictorial Survey of the Collection; William J. Chiego; 2001; p. 50
Vincent van Gogh Drawings: Vol. 4, Pt. 2: Arles, Saint-Rémy & Auvers-Sur-Oise, 1888-1890; Marije Vellekoop (b.1969); 2007; Vol. 4, pt. 2; fig. 475d
Vincent van Gogh: Timeless Country - Modern City; Cornelia Homburg; 2010; p. 195, 269; no. 90
Japanese Prints: The Collection of Vincent van Gogh; 2018; p. 31-32; no. 34
Modern Art at the McNay: A Brief History and Pictorial Survey of the Collection; William J. Chiego; 2001; p. 50
Vincent van Gogh Drawings: Vol. 4, Pt. 2: Arles, Saint-Rémy & Auvers-Sur-Oise, 1888-1890; Marije Vellekoop (b.1969); 2007; Vol. 4, pt. 2; fig. 475d
Vincent van Gogh: Timeless Country - Modern City; Cornelia Homburg; 2010; p. 195, 269; no. 90
Japanese Prints: The Collection of Vincent van Gogh; 2018; p. 31-32; no. 34
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Docent information sheet
http://collection.mcnayart.org/docs/vangogh.pdf
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