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In September 1883 Van Gogh left the bustling Dutch city of The Hague in search of open countryside in which to paint. He moved to Drenthe, a village in northeastern Netherlands that was virtually untouched by the Industrial Revolution. He described the barren terrain as supremely beautiful and serene: "What tranquility, what expanse, what calmness in this nature." With a limited palette of steely greens and cool blues, Van Gogh masterfully portrayed one of the region’s expanses of heath—"a vast plane vanishing into infinity"—illuminated by the lilac hues of the evening sky.
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135286
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Landscape with Wheelbarrow
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drawing
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135286
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drawing
title
Landscape with Wheelbarrow
description
In September 1883 Van Gogh left the bustling Dutch city of The Hague in search of open countryside in which to paint. He moved to Drenthe, a village in northeastern Netherlands that was virtually untouched by the Industrial Revolution. He described the barren terrain as supremely beautiful and serene: "What tranquility, what expanse, what calmness in this nature." With a limited palette of steely greens and cool blues, Van Gogh masterfully portrayed one of the region’s expanses of heath—"a vast plane vanishing into infinity"—illuminated by the lilac hues of the evening sky.
date
1883
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CC0
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CC0
language
en
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Q6485128
creators
1779
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Drawing
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Sheet: 24.9 x 35.7 cm (9 13/16 x 14 1/16 in.); Framed: 39.8 x 52.4 x 2.6 cm (15 11/16 x 20 5/8 x 1 in.)
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Netherlands
accession
1958.3
Source extras
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watercolor and opaque watercolor with black chalk on cream paper
tombstone
Landscape with Wheelbarrow, 1883. Vincent van Gogh (Dutch, 1853–1890). Watercolor and opaque watercolor with black chalk on cream paper; sheet: 24.9 x 35.7 cm (9 13/16 x 14 1/16 in.); framed: 39.8 x 52.4 x 2.6 cm (15 11/16 x 20 5/8 x 1 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Leonard C. Hanna Jr., 1958.30
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cream wove paper
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DR - Dutch
didYouKnow
Vincent van Gogh made this watercolor just over a year after beginning to work professionally as an artist.
citations
citation
“Art from Another Angle: Stories from the Cleveland Museum of Art's blog <em>The Thinker</em>.” <em>Cleveland Art: Cleveland Museum of Art Members Magazine </em>62, no. 1: 27-29.
page_number
Reproduced: P. 28, 29; Mentioned: P. 27-29.
citation
Koldehoff, Stefan and Chris Stolwijk, eds. <em>The Thannhauser Gallery: Marketing Van Gogh.</em> Brussels: Mercatorfonds; Amsterdam: Van Gogh Museum, 2017. p. 273
page_number
Reproduced: p. 273, cat. 91
citation
Rens, Annemiek. <em>De schilders van Drenthe</em>. Assen: Drents Museum, 2017.
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Reproduced: p. 194-195, afb. 150
citation
Shaw, Jill. "The Heartland Steps Up: Van Gogh in the Midwest, 1913-36." In <em>Van Gogh in America.</em> Jill Shaw, ed., 126-167. Detroit, Michgan: Detroit Institute of Arts, 2022.
page_number
Mentioned and reproduced: P. 141-142, pl. 50, no. 7
citation
Bonafoux, Pascal. <em>Vincent van Gogh</em>. Roma: Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana Fondato da Giovanni Treccani, 2023.
page_number
Reproduced: p. 144-145
citation
Gerritse, Bregje. "Review of Annemiek Rens, Mark Goslinga, and Jan van Zijverden, Travelling with Vincent: Van Gogh in Drenthe, Zwolle [Waanders] 2023." <em>Oud Holland</em> 138, n. 2/3 (2025): 173-176.
page_number
Mentioned and reproduced: p. 176
creditline
Bequest of Leonard C. Hanna Jr.
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2026-05-29 06:54:53.788000
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135286
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Drawings
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DR - Dutch
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watercolor and opaque watercolor with black chalk on cream paper
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male
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