The Red Vineyard

The Red Vineyard of Vincent Van Gogh was the only painting sold by him during his lifetime. Looking at the painting, you can feel the richness of the color and how they harmonize the whole masterpiece. Van Gogh used the colors of orange and yellow together with green and blue which are analogous but at the same time are complementary with each other. It is also visible that the lighting is at low angle which somehow gives an impression of an afternoon or sunset vibes to the painting. In this painting, it is evident that there are lines that separate each entity to one another. Above is a horizontal line that divides the sky to the land and on the right side is a curve line that detaches the land to the river. An implied line that organizes an artwork is applied in the painting. The peasants are aligned diagonally, horizontally and vertically to each other. The texture of the painting is impasto.

The Red Vineyard was painted purely from Van Gogh’s memory and imagination, when he happened to pass by a vineyard one evening. For me the painting expresses peace and harmony and simplicity of life. The peasants were basically harvesting crops and gathering fishes to store for future use and as if they are one family working together. In this painting everyone – male and female - were working harmoniously and doing their part to provide for their family and community. Based on the time that Van Gogh painted this masterpiece, I believe that his image here shows an evening time of the day and they are probably preparing for winter – a time where crops won’t grow because of the