The Reaper (after Millet)Vincent van Gogh, 1889 | Hand-painted oil reproduction or archival canvas print

The oil reproduction is painted on cotton canvas; the art print is printed on canvas. Rolled canvas arrives without a stretcher. Stretched canvas is mounted on a wooden stretcher frame; thin and thick frames are separate presentation choices.

On request, the studio provides a certificate for your hand-painted reproduction; it certifies the studio's work, not an original by the artist.

Dust gently with a soft, dry cloth. Avoid cleaning products, prolonged direct sunlight and damp conditions.

Choose a size and presentation in the options above. Both editions keep the original image proportions.

No. It is based on a print by Jean-Francois Millet, the painter of peasant life Van Gogh admired above all others. Van Gogh reworked Millet's design at Saint-Remy in 1889-90, keeping the pose and the sickle but repainting the whole scene in his own warm colour.

He treated these copies not as imitations but as heartfelt translations into his own colour and brushwork, and painting them kept him company through his year at the Saint-Remy asylum.

A young reaper in a blue smock is bent low over a wheat field, gripping a sickle with both hands as he cuts through the grain. Behind him the wheat rises in loose strokes of gold and olive, and a flock of dark birds crosses a pale, streaked sky above the field.

The hand-painted oil is brushed onto canvas by a senior studio artist, so the sickle strokes and the ridges of paint in the reaper's smock keep genuine impasto relief. The fine-art print reproduces the same image with a smooth, even finish at a lower price. Both are made to order.

Sizes are scaled proportionally to the original canvas. You can have your piece delivered rolled, stretched on a chassis, or finished with a thin or thick frame. Select your size, orientation and framing above before ordering.