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The sower
Vincent van GoghJune 1888 - 1888
Van Gogh Museum
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Van Gogh made a number of variations on a theme depicting a sower in front of a setting sun. Especially striking in this version are the bright, unnatural colours and the unusual composition, in which the knotty tree in the foreground constitutes a diagonal division of the canvas. His inspiration for this may have come from a Japanese print.
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- Title: The sower
- Creator: Vincent van Gogh
- Creator Lifespan: 30 March 1853 - 29 July 1890
- Creator Nationality: Dutch
- Creator Gender: Male
- Creator Death Place: Auvers-sur-Oise
- Creator Birth Place: Zundert
- Date Created: June 1888 - 1888
- Location Created: Arles, France
- Place Part Of: France
- Type: Landscape
- Rights: Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam (Vincent van Gogh Foundation), Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam (Vincent van Gogh Foundation)
- External Link: The Sower
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