Wheat Stacks with Reaper 1888

Vincent van Gogh’s "Wheat Stacks with Reaper" (1888), a Post-Impressionist oil painting currently located in the Toledo Museum of Art, is an iconic example of his late period characterized by bold colors and expressive brushstrokes. The canvas depicts a field of golden wheat stacks with a lone reaper working in the foreground. The vastness of the field and the small figure of the reaper highlight the cyclical nature of life and work. Van Gogh's characteristic use of swirling brushstrokes creates a sense of movement and energy, capturing the heat and activity of the summer harvest.