“The Sower (after Millet)” is an oil painting on canvas by Vincent van Gogh, created in 1889 in France. This work, which belongs to the Post-Impressionism movement, possesses dimensions of 80.8 x 66 cm and falls under the genre painting category. Presently, the artwork resides in a private collection.
In this compelling piece, van Gogh captures a solitary figure sowing seeds across a field, a tribute to Jean-François Millet’s original masterpiece. The sower, depicted in mid-stride, dominates the foreground with an air of determined purposefulness. He is dressed in rustic attire, including a hat, blue shirt, and beige trousers, carrying a sack from which he casts seed. The background features soft, undulating fields characterized by van Gogh’s signature swirling brush strokes and vivid hues of blue, purple, and yellow, evoking a sense of movement and energy in the natural landscape. The artwork vividly conveys the toil and rhythm of rural labor through its vibrant use of color and dynamic composition.
