Wheat Fields of Switzerland is a photograph by Debra and Dave Vanderlaan which was uploaded on January 2nd, 2013.
Title
Wheat Fields of Switzerland
Artist
Debra and Dave Vanderlaan
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
"Wheat Fields of Switzerland"
by Debra and Dave Vanderlaan
...Vincent van Gogh painted dozens
of Wheat Fields
(series of paintings), borne out
of his religious studies
and sermons, connection to nature, appreciation
of manual laborers and desire to provide a means
of offering comfort to others.
In 1889 Van Gogh wrote of the way
in which wheat was symbolic to him:
"What can a person do when he thinks
of all the things he cannot understand,
but look at the fields of wheat...
We, who live by bread,
are we not ourselves
very much like wheat...
to be reaped when we are ripe."
Van Gogh saw in his paintings
of wheat fields an opportunity
for people to find a sense
of calm and meaning,
offering more to suffering people
than guessing at what they may learn
"on the other side of life."
.....................................
This summer image was captured at sunset in the little rural country town of Hettlingen in the German area of Switzerland, near to the Alps and the beautiful city of Zurich...
Uploaded
January 2nd, 2013
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Thank you Mark for adding your note and for enjoying and promoting our work! Celebrate life, Debra and Dave
Mark Alder
That is so beautiful Debra and Dave. I really do wish I had more time so I could study each piece that you post. l/f
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