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Painting of a sower in dark clothes walking across a field under a large yellow sun, with a leaning tree on the right and a green-yellow sky.

The Sower III (version 2)

A dark-clothed sower strides across a diagonal field toward the lower left, scattering seed under a huge yellow sun. A gnarled, leaning tree dominates the right, its trunk and branches rendered in thick, swirling brushstrokes against a green-yellow sky.

Artist
Vincent van Gogh
Date
1888
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
3840 × 3084 px
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Public domain · Vincent van Gogh died 1890 and the work dates by 1888; public domain in the US and life+70 countries.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier B · as stated by the source: Public domain

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Vincent van Gogh, via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

Español: El sembrador III (versión 2) — Sembrador al atardecer de Van Gogh

Un sembrador de ropa oscura avanza en diagonal por un campo hacia la parte inferior izquierda, esparciendo semillas bajo un enorme sol amarillo. A la derecha domina un árbol retorcido e inclinado, pintado con pinceladas gruesas y remolinantes contra un cielo verde amarillento.

Português: O Semeador III (versão 2) — Semeador ao pôr do sol de Van Gogh

Um semeador de roupas escuras avança em diagonal por um campo, em direção ao canto inferior esquerdo, espalhando sementes sob um enorme sol amarelo. À direita domina uma árvore retorcida e inclinada, pintada com pinceladas grossas e sinuosas contra um céu verde-amarelado.

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