The 1889 paintings of cypresses by Vincent van Gogh are part of a series, with a key work being A Wheatfield, with Cypresses, created during his stay at the Saint-Rémy asylum. These works are known for their powerful, swirling brushstrokes, intense colors, and expressive depiction of nature, often featuring a golden wheat field, olive trees, and the Alpilles mountains under a dynamic sky. Van Gogh was fascinated by the cypresses, seeing them as having an obelisk-like beauty, and the trees can be interpreted as a symbolic link between the earth and the sky, representing his tumultuous inner state.