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Snow-Covered Field with a Harrow (after Millet)

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In this evocative landscape, a vast, snow-covered field stretches across the canvas, inviting the viewer into a serene yet haunting winter scene. The foreground is dominated by the remnants of a harrow, its wooden frame partially buried beneath a blanket of glistening snow. To the right, another similar implement lies abandoned, speaking to the silence of the land—a testament to toil now silenced by the chill of nature's embrace. The composition is thoughtfully laid out, leading the eyes from the detailed foreground into the almost ethereal expanse of the background, where soft hills blend into the pale sky that hints at an approaching twilight, accentuated by gentle strokes of blue and touches of warm yellow that breathe life into the scene. Here, one can almost hear the quiet rustling of snowflakes, the crisp air whispering tales of harvest and respite.

The color palette is dominated by cool blues and whites, evocative of a frigid winter's day, punctuated by the delicate hints of earthy tones that suggest the underlying soil, rich and dark, waiting to be seeded once more. As if by some magic, the artist captures the interplay between man-made tools and the natural landscape—a relationship of dependence and solitude where the harrows stand as monuments to labor past, now rendered quiet. The emotional impact of this work is palpable; it elicits a profound sense of contemplation—a moment frozen in time, portraying the stark beauty of nature and the ephemeral nature of human endeavor in a world that continues to change, relentless in its cycles of seasons.

Snow-Covered Field with a Harrow (after Millet)

Vincent van Gogh

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1890

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7249 × 5640 px
720 × 920 mm

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