Head of a Woman
- Artist
- Vincent van Gogh
- Date
- c.1885 ; Nunen \/ Nuenen , Netherlands
- Style
- Realism
- Genre
- Portrait
- Location
- Van Gogh Museum
"Head of a Woman" by Vincent van Gogh (c.1885, Nunen/Nuenen, Netherlands) exemplifies the artist's developing Portrait style. Rendered on paper, van Gogh employed pencil and chalk to achieve nuanced lines and shading, demonstrating an early mastery of draftsmanship. The work reflects a commitment to Realism, capturing the subject's features with honesty and immediacy. This piece reveals van Gogh's evolving skill as he explored portraiture, laying groundwork for his later, more expressive works.
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