Interior with Peasant Woman Sewing

Interior with Peasant Woman Sewing by Vincent van Gogh
Artist
Vincent van Gogh
Date
1885 ; Nunen \/ Nuenen , Netherlands
Style
Realism
Genre
Genre painting
Location
Kröller-Müller Museum
"Interior with Peasant Woman Sewing" is part of Vincent van Gogh's Peasant Character Studies series, created between 1881 and 1885. This Genre painting captures an intimate domestic scene, portraying a peasant woman engaged in sewing, emphasizing realism and everyday life. Van Gogh often experimented with paper as a medium, sometimes using chalk for preliminary sketches. The work reflects a focus on Realism by depicting humble, truthful subjects, aligning with the artist's desire to elevate daily labor and ordinary people through art.

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