This work was one of Vincent van Gogh's final works and was completed in July 1890, before he died on 29 July 1890. The episode details the effect Van Gogh's lack of wealth had on his work, where this combined with his undiagnosed epilepsy, saw him end up in a mental asylum. It was here that Van Gogh was inspired to, “Sadness, extreme loneliness,”Van Gogh, Vincent. "898 (903, 649): To Theo Van Gogh And Jo Van Gogh-Bonger. Auvers-Sur-Oise, On Or About Thursday, 10 July 1890. - Vincent Van Gogh Letters". Vangoghletters.Org, 1890, http://www.vangoghletters.org/vg/letters/let898/letter.html. Accessed 23 Apr 2021. while also wanting to show what he considered, “Healthy and fortifying about the countryside.” Schama examines the subject matter of the work, where, “The menacing sky, the crows and the dead-end path are said to refer to the end of his life approaching.”Wheatfield With Crows - Vincent Van Gogh. Van Gogh Museum, 2021, https://www.vangoghmuseum.nl/en/collection/s0149V1962. Accessed 28 May 2021.
