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title: Sower with Setting Sun by van Gogh
author: Kröller-Müller Museum
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15474/sower-with-setting-sun-by-van-gogh/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Sower with Setting Sun by van Gogh

_Authored by Kröller-Müller Museum_

## Image File

[![Sower with Setting Sun by van Gogh](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/15474.png)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/15474.png)

## Image Caption

An 1888 oil on canvas painting, *Sower with Setting Sun*, by [Vincent van Gogh](https://www.worldhistory.org/Vincent_van_Gogh/) (1853-90), the Dutch post-impressionist artist. Painted in June near Arles in southern France. Van Gogh was fascinated by the light and colours of the region, and this is the first painting where he captures these. Describing the painting and an accompanying sketch in a letter to his fellow artist Émile Bernard, Vincent says:

> I couldn't care less what the colours are in reality...I am still enchanted by snatches of the past, have a hankering after the eternal, of which the sower and the sheaf of corn are the symbols. (LB B7 F)

(Kröller-Müller Museum, Otterlo, The Netherlands)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Museum, K. (2022, March 17). Sower with Setting Sun by van Gogh. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15474/sower-with-setting-sun-by-van-gogh/>
### Chicago
Museum, Kröller-Müller. "Sower with Setting Sun by van Gogh." *World History Encyclopedia*, March 17, 2022. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15474/sower-with-setting-sun-by-van-gogh/>.
### MLA
Museum, Kröller-Müller. "Sower with Setting Sun by van Gogh." *World History Encyclopedia*, 17 Mar 2022, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15474/sower-with-setting-sun-by-van-gogh/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Sower.jpg) by [**Kröller-Müller Museum**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Sower.jpg). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 17 March 2022. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.