Wheatfield with Crows is one of Van Gogh's most famous paintings. It is often claimed that this was his very last work. The menacing sky, the crows and the dead-end path are said to refer to the end of his life approaching. But that is just a persistent myth. In fact, he made several other works after this one.

   Van Gogh did want his wheatfields under stormy skies to express 'sadness, extreme loneliness', but at the same time he wanted to show what he considered 'healthy and fortifying about the countryside'.

   Van Gogh used powerful colour combinations in this painting: the blue sky contrasts with the yellow-orange wheat, while the red of the path is intensified by the green bands of grass.

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　　《麦田上的鸦群》作于1890年7月于奥韦尔。在这幅画中，梵高试图表达他的“悲伤与极度的寂寞”：透过不寻常的宽画幅，麦田延伸得特别宽阔，并在画幅前景处开出三条通道。让观者不自在的是，人们不知道地平线和路的尽头究竟在何处。通常的解释是，这幅画是以黑暗，严酷的天空显示了梵高的精神状态的困扰，与徘徊不决的通往不同方向的三种途径，与黑色乌鸦凌空预示死亡迹象。 画家写道，他曾在三幅画里画过瓦兹河畔奥维尔大片的麦田与多事之秋的天空。

　　这幅作品充满了剧烈的运动。麦田里空旷无物，三条小路穿越在颠簸中的麦田，最后没入地平线，消失画外。天空中，两片乌云翻卷涌动，似乎在暴风雨的到来。一群乌鸦低掠着斜飞过画面，仓皇逃离这骚动不安的土地。空无一人的田野骚动不安，天地之间，如同旋风骤起，波浪汹涌。画面上没有一丝安宁，确切地表露了他的精神状态。梵高完成这幅作品后，感到的只是疲倦和极度空虚。绝望吞噬了他。数星期后，他走进他描绘的这片麦田，开枪打伤了自己，虽然没有立即死去，但他受了致使重创。他挣扎着回到住所，两天后，告别了人世。