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Wheat Field with Cypresses by Vincent van Gogh
Image: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, public domain (Open Access)

Post-Impressionism

Wheat Field with Cypresses

by Vincent van Gogh, 1889

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Gallery 822

Artist
Vincent van Gogh
Date
1889
Medium
Oil on canvas
Size
73.2 × 93.4 cm (28.8 × 36.8 in)
Period
Post-Impressionism

What you are looking at

A golden wheat field ripples under a blue sky of swirling white clouds, with a tall dark cypress on the right and green olive trees and hills behind.

Why it is famous

Van Gogh painted it near Saint-Rémy in 1889, a few weeks after The Starry Night. He thought it was one of his best summer pictures and later made two more versions of it in the studio.

How big is Wheat Field with Cypresses?

Wheat Field with Cypresses measures 73.2 × 93.4 cm (28.8 × 36.8 in), without its frame. Its surface is about one and a half times the area of the Mona Lisa.

1.7 mWheat Field with CypressesMona Lisa
Drawn to scale next to a person 1.7 m (5 ft 7 in) tall, with the bottom of each painting at floor level. Frames are not included.

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Where to see it

It is at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.

The Metropolitan Museum of ArtNew York, United StatesGallery 822
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Also at The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Frequently asked questions

Who painted Wheat Field with Cypresses?

Vincent van Gogh painted Wheat Field with Cypresses in 1889.

Where is Wheat Field with Cypresses?

Wheat Field with Cypresses is in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, United States. (Gallery 822.)

How big is Wheat Field with Cypresses?

73.2 × 93.4 cm (28.8 × 36.8 in). Its surface is about one and a half times the area of the Mona Lisa.

What is Wheat Field with Cypresses made with?

Oil on canvas.

Sources: The Met, "Wheat Field with Cypresses" (1993.132); Wikidata Q2271805; Wikipedia, "Wheat Field with Cypresses". Checked October 17, 2026. How we check.

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