This is a Drawing by Vincent van Gogh was published August of 1888. The drawing better known as The Harvest shows immense amounts of detail using simple lines. Van Gogh was able to show an entire field filled with crops and buildings giving  the viewer a chance to be immersed in the drawing itself. 

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