The artwork titled “Wheat” was created by Fairfield Porter in the year 1960. It is associated with the Contemporary Realism art movement and belongs to the landscape genre. This piece exemplifies Porter’s distinct style of capturing the essence of everyday scenes with a nuanced realism.
In the artwork, a vast field of wheat stretches across the foreground, rendered in varying shades of yellow and gold. The expanse of the field is accentuated by its simplicity and uniform color, creating a tranquil, pastoral scene. Positioned in the midground is a white house with green shutters and a sloping roof, framed by a cluster of trees that offer a contrast to the golden hues with their deep greens. To the right, in the background, structures appear partially obscured, blending seamlessly into the horizontal expanse of the landscape. The sky above is depicted in a subdued, muted blue, enveloping the scene in a serene ambiance that encapsulates the quietude of rural life.
