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Ear of grain

51 works by 29 artists

51 works featuring “Ear of grain” by 29 artists, from the 15th to the 20th century, held in 34 museums.

Summer (From the Cycle: the Four Seasons), Fernand Léger

Summer (From the Cycle: the Four Seasons), 1928.

L'été (du cycle: les quatre saisons) (museum title)

Fernand Léger (French), oil on canvas

Kunstmuseum Basel, Switzerland

Wheatfield in Normandy, Raoul Dufy

Wheatfield in Normandy, c. 1935.

Raoul Dufy (French), oil on canvas

Museum Barberini, Germany

Two Women in the Autumn Wind, Suzuki Harunobu

Two Women in the Autumn Wind, c. 1767.

Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese), colour woodcut on paper

Minneapolis Institute of Art, United States

Large Corn Sheaves, Nikolai Astrup

Large Corn Sheaves, 1918.

Stor kornstaur (museum title)

Nikolai Astrup (Norwegian), color woodcut with hand coloring

National Museum of Norway

The First Fruits of the Earth Offered to Saturn, Giorgio Vasari

The First Fruits of the Earth Offered to Saturn, 1555–1557.

The first fruits from earth offered to Saturn (museum title)

Giorgio Vasari (Italian), fresco

Palazzo Vecchio, Florence, Italy

Biscuits Lefèvre-Utile, Alphonse Mucha

Biscuits Lefèvre-Utile, 1896.

Alphonse Mucha, color lithograph

National Gallery of Art, United States

Rooster and Weasel, Ohara Koson

Rooster and Weasel, c. 1928–1930.

Ohara Koson (Japanese), color woodblock print

Minneapolis Institute of Art, United States

Garden with Butterflies, Vincent van Gogh

Garden with Butterflies, 1890.

Vincent van Gogh (Dutch), oil on canvas

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

Woman resting in front of a plough. Allegory of agriculture, Nicolai Abildgaard

Woman resting in front of a plough. Allegory of agriculture, 1794–1796.

Hvilende kvinde foran en plov. Allegori på agerdyrkning (museum title)

Nicolai Abildgaard (Danish), pencil, pen, brown ink, brush and brown wash

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

The People's Representative, costume design, Jacques-Louis David

The People's Representative, costume design, 1789–1799.

Le représentant du peuple, projet de costume (museum title)

Jacques-Louis David (French), pen and watercolour on paper

Musée Carnavalet, France

Countess of Chinchon, Francisco de Goya

Countess of Chinchon, 1800.

La Comtesse de Chinchón (museum title)

Francisco de Goya (Spanish), oil on canvas

Prado Museum, Spain

Hunting goshawk, Ohara Koson

Hunting goshawk, 1900–1910.

Jagende havik (museum title)

Ohara Koson (Japanese), color woodblock print

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

Wheatfield, Saint-Rémy de Provence, Vincent van Gogh

Wheatfield, Saint-Rémy de Provence, 1889.

Vincent van Gogh (Dutch)

Morgan Library and Museum, United States

Autumn, Carl Larsson

Autumn

Höst (museum title)

Carl Larsson (Swedish), pen and black ink on paper

Nationalmuseum, Sweden

Edge of a wheat field with poppies, Vincent van Gogh

Edge of a wheat field with poppies, 1887.

Vincent van Gogh (Dutch)

Denver Art Museum, United States

Peace Bringing Back Abundance, Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun

Peace Bringing Back Abundance, 1780.

La Paix ramenant l'Abondance (museum title)

Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun (French), oil on canvas

Louvre Museum, France

Champ de blé à Auvers avec maison, Vincent van Gogh

Champ de blé à Auvers avec maison, 1890.

Vincent van Gogh (Dutch), oil on canvas

Phillips Collection, United States

Bird and butterfly, Ohara Koson

Bird and butterfly, 1900–1930.

Vogel en vlinder (museum title)

Ohara Koson (Japanese), color woodblock print

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

Grande Touffe d'herbes, Albrecht Dürer

Grande Touffe d'herbes, 1503.

Albrecht Dürer (German), watercolour and colour highlights and white highlights on paper

Albertina, Austria

Design for a candelabrum for the Franciscan church in Kraków, Stanisław Wyspiański

Design for a candelabrum for the Franciscan church in Kraków, 1895–1896.

Projekt świecznika do kościoła Franciszkanów w Krakowie (museum title)

Stanisław Wyspiański (Polish), pastel and watercolor on paper

National Museum in Kraków, Poland

Our Daily Bread, Anders Zorn

Our Daily Bread, 1886.

Vårt dagliga bröd (museum title)

Anders Zorn (Swedish), watercolor

Nationalmuseum, Sweden

Enfant portant des épis, Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Enfant portant des épis, 1888.

Pierre-Auguste Renoir (French), oil on canvas

São Paulo Museum of Art, Brazil

Corn Field, Leon Wyczółkowski

Corn Field, 1885.

Łan zboża (museum title)

Leon Wyczółkowski (Polish), oil on canvas

National Museum in Kraków, Poland

Immortal Blossoms in Eternal Spring: Bean Flowers and Millet Ears, Giuseppe Castiglione

Immortal Blossoms in Eternal Spring: Bean Flowers and Millet Ears

清郎世寧畫仙萼長春 冊 豆花稷穗 (museum title)

Giuseppe Castiglione (Italian), ink and color on silk

National Palace Museum, Taipei, Taïwan

Assembled Auspiciousness, Giuseppe Castiglione

Assembled Auspiciousness, 1723.

清郎世寧聚瑞圖 軸 (museum title)

Giuseppe Castiglione (Italian), ink and color on silk, hanging scroll

National Palace Museum, Taipei, Taïwan

Palm Inflorescence and Basket of Spices, Albert Eckhout

Palm Inflorescence and Basket of Spices

Albert Eckhout (Dutch), oil on canvas

National Museum of Denmark (Copenhagen), Denmark

Summer, Ceres, Jean-François Millet

Summer, Ceres, 1864–1865.

L'Été ou Cérès (museum title)

Jean-François Millet (French), oil on canvas

Musée des Beaux-Arts de Bordeaux, France

Route avec un cyprès et une étoile, Vincent van Gogh

Route avec un cyprès et une étoile, 1890.

Vincent van Gogh (Dutch), oil on canvas

Kröller-Müller Museum, Netherlands

Tree sparrow on a scarecrow, Ohara Koson

Tree sparrow on a scarecrow, 1900–1930.

Ringmus op vogelverschrikker (museum title)

Ohara Koson (Japanese), color woodblock print

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

Le Champ de blé vert avec cyprès, Vincent van Gogh

Le Champ de blé vert avec cyprès, 1889.

Vincent van Gogh (Dutch), oil on canvas

National Gallery Prague, Czechia

Wheatfield, Vincent van Gogh

Wheatfield, 1888.

Vincent van Gogh (Dutch), oil on canvas

Van Gogh Museum, Netherlands

Green Ears of Wheat, Vincent van Gogh

Green Ears of Wheat, 1888.

Vincent van Gogh (Dutch), oil on canvas

Israel Museum, Israël

Portrait of the Dancer Yekaterina Teleshova, Oreste Kiprensky

Portrait of the Dancer Yekaterina Teleshova, 1828.

Портрет танцовщицы Екатерины Александровны Телешевой (museum title)

Oreste Kiprensky (Russian), oil on canvas

Tretyakov Gallery, Russia

Still Life, Fernand Léger

Still Life, 1927.

Nature morte (museum title)

Fernand Léger (French), oil on canvas

Kunstmuseum Basel, Switzerland

Ears of Wheat, Vincent van Gogh

Ears of Wheat, 1890.

Vincent van Gogh (Dutch), oil on canvas

Van Gogh Museum, Netherlands

Cornflower and poppy, Grandville

Cornflower and poppy, 1846.

Bleuet Et Coquelicot, from Les Fleurs Animees (museum title)

Grandville (French), hand-colored steel engraving

Minneapolis Institute of Art, United States

La Plaine près d'Auvers, Vincent van Gogh

La Plaine près d'Auvers, 1890.

Vincent van Gogh (Dutch), oil on canvas

Bavarian State Painting Collections, Germany

Summer, a seated woman with ears of grain and a sickle, Nicolai Abildgaard

Summer, a seated woman with ears of grain and a sickle

Sommeren, en siddende kvinde med aks og segl (museum title)

Nicolai Abildgaard (Danish), drawing

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

The Reaper, Jean-Honoré Fragonard

The Reaper, 1754.

Jean-Honoré Fragonard (French), oil on canvas

Detroit Institute of Arts, United States

Grasshoppers on rice plants, Ohara Koson

Grasshoppers on rice plants, 1900–1936.

Sprinkhanen op rijstplanten (museum title)

Ohara Koson (Japanese), color woodblock print

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

Quatre plantes médicinales, Albrecht Dürer

Quatre plantes médicinales, 1495.

Albrecht Dürer (German), watercolour and gouache on parchment

Albertina, Austria

Young Mother with Child, Gustave Wappers

Young Mother with Child, 1854.

Gustave Wappers (Belgian), oil on canvas

Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp, Belgium

Ceres in search of Proserpine, David Wilkie

Ceres in search of Proserpine, 1803.

David Wilkie (British), oil on canvas

Auckland Art Gallery, New Zealand

The Upbringing of King Karl XI. Allegory, David Klöcker Ehrenstrahl

The Upbringing of King Karl XI. Allegory, 1668.

Konung Karl XI:s uppfostran. Allegori (museum title)

David Klöcker Ehrenstrahl (Swedish), oil on canvas

Nationalmuseum, Sweden

Study of Foliage, John Constable

Study of Foliage, c. 1828.

John Constable (British), oil on paper

Victoria and Albert Museum, United Kingdom

Champ de blé aux bleuets, Vincent van Gogh

Champ de blé aux bleuets, 1890.

Vincent van Gogh (Dutch), oil on canvas

Fondation Beyeler, Switzerland

Ceres, goddess of the harvest, Nicolai Abildgaard

Ceres, goddess of the harvest

Ceres gudinde for høsten (museum title)

Nicolai Abildgaard (Danish), drawing

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Wheat stalks, design for the polychrome decoration of the chancel of the Franciscan church in Kraków, Stanisław Wyspiański

Wheat stalks, design for the polychrome decoration of the chancel of the Franciscan church in Kraków, 1895.

Łodygi zboża. Projekt do polichromii prezbiterium kościoła… (museum title)

Stanisław Wyspiański (Polish), colored pencil on paper

National Museum in Kraków, Poland

Crab and Rice Plant, Katsushika Hokusai

Crab and Rice Plant, 19th century.

Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese), part of an album of woodblock prints (surimono); ink and color on paper

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Champ de blé à l'alouette, Vincent van Gogh

Champ de blé à l'alouette, 1887.

Vincent van Gogh (Dutch), oil on canvas

Van Gogh Museum, Netherlands