Vincent went for a walk in the fields on the evening of the 27 of July 1890 and he shot himself in the chest with a revolver.
Then he was still able to walk back to the place where he lived, a country inn of Auvers-sur-Oise a small village north of Paris.
He died three days later.
His beloved brother Théo, who had always supported him, was at his side and he reported that Vincent’s last words were “La tristesse durera toujours” (Sadness will last forever).
Once Vincent had written to Théo "I wish they would only take me as I am."
It’s nearly sure that “What Fields with Crows” was his last painting
Even thought there is not any sure evidence to prove this fact, someone believes that Vincent shot himself while he was painting it.
But Vincent wrote that he had made three paintings with a similar subject.
I think that only Vincent knew what happened and why he took his life, if it’s really what he meant to do.
I saw the painting at Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam.
Many things happen in summer....