![Vincent van Gogh - Wheatfield with Crows [1890]](http://c1.staticflickr.com/6/5829/29945788672_9c4be4233a_b.jpg)
This monumental landscape was long considered the last work Van Gogh painted. The menacing, stormy sky, the crows and a path apparently leading nowhere have all been read as hints of his suicide. In reality, he completed several more paintings after this one. What’s more, Van Gogh was seeking to express something positive and comforting in this work: the overpowering gloom emphasises the grandeur and magnificence of the landscape.
Van Gogh used powerful colour combinations for Wheatfield with Crows: the blue sky contrasts with the yellow-orange of the wheat, while the red of the path is intensified by the green bands of grass. The brushwork creates a powerful sense of dynamism, which is further heightened by the crows taking flight.
[Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam - Oil on canvas, 50.5 x 103 cm]