61. The Combine Harvester After Reaper with Sickle 2017 by Anthony D. Padgett (after Van Gogh Saint Remy 1889)

"61. The Combine Harvester After Reaper with Sickle 2017" by Anthony D. Padgett is a symbolic painting that reimagines Vincent van Gogh's 1889 masterpiece in a Post-impressionism style. Created with oil paints, the artwork explores themes of labor and harvest through the depiction of modern machinery—a combine harvester—juxtaposed with traditional tools like the sickle. The piece invites viewers to consider the contrast between old and new, emphasizing the significance of agricultural transformation with a layered, expressive approach characteristic of Post-impressionism, while also symbolizing broader societal changes.