about 10 july 1890 van gogh wrote to his brother theo and his wife jo bonger, saying that he had painted another three large canvases at auvers since visiting them in paris on 6 july. two of these are described as immense stretches of wheatfields under turbulent skies, thought to be "wheatfield under clouded sky" and "wheatfield with crows", and the third is "daubigny's garden". he wrote that he had made a point of expressing sadness, later adding "extreme loneliness" ("de la solitude extrême"), but also says he believes the canvases show what he considers healthy and fortifying about the countryside (and adds that he intended to take them to paris as soon as possible).