In 1887, while he was residing in Paris, Vincent van Gogh executed an oil painting commonly known as Wheat Field with a Lark. It is housed in the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, where it is known as Korenveld met patrijs (English: Wheat field with partridge).[1]
| Wheat Field with a Lark | |
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| Artist | Vincent van Gogh |
| Year | 1887 |
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| Medium | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 53.7 cm × 65.2 cm (21.1 in × 25.7 in) |
| Location | Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam |
Its lower half shows a partially harvested field of wheat under a sky patterned with light clouds. Poppies and cornflowers wave in the wind alongside the crop. A lark takes flight towards the upper left of the canvas.
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edit- ^ "Korenveld met patrijs - Van Gogh Museum". www.vangoghmuseum.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2019-05-04.
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