"It looks absolutely gorgeous on our wall. It captures the texture and vibrancy of Van Gogh's famous swirls and dashes" - Sharika
Wheat Field with Cypresses replica in oil on canvas
Van Gogh Studio is located in Amsterdam, near the Van Gogh museum where we can study the original works. Our paintings are all painted in oil on canvas by mainly Dutch artists who have studied Van Gogh's technique, including brushstrokes, color mixing, atmosphere and the rhythm of painting.
Van Gogh’s Attraction to Cypress Trees
Van Gogh often painted
cypress trees in his works. He found them mysterious to look at, even alluring. He pondered on how to paint them for sometime, and how to best capture their dark beauty.
In his letter to Theo he wrote: ‘I am still preoccupied with cypresses. I’d like to do something like the
Sunflower paintings with them because I am amazed that no one has yet done them the way I see them. They have a beautiful line, beautiful proportions, like an Egyptian obelisk. And the
green has such a distinguished quality.’
The View From The Asylum
This painting was one of many done while Van Gogh lived in
Saint-Remy at the asylum. He had just finished
Starry Night when he began this work. It was inspired by the view from his window, though it is believed he painted it in the open air by the field itself, after his health had improved and he was given permission to leave the asylum during the day. He regarded it as one of his best summer paintings.
Three Versions of Wheat Field with Cypresses
There were three versions done of this painting, also occasionally known as Cornfield With Cypresses. The main more accomplished version has been held at
The National Gallery in London since 1923.
Another version,
Wheat Field with Cypresses at the Haute Galline Near Eygalieres, was privately owned by a number of private collectors until it was eventually sold to The
Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York for $57 million in 1993. There is also a third smaller version that is held in a private collection.