Peasant Woman Digging
- Artist
- Vincent van Gogh
- Date
- 1885 ; Nunen \/ Nuenen , Netherlands
- Style
- Realism
- Genre
- Sketch and study
- Location
- Van Gogh Museum
"Peasant Woman Digging" is part of Vincent van Gogh's Peasant Character Studies series created between 1881 and 1885. This work captures the humble yet powerful moment of a peasant woman engaged in manual labor, emphasizing Realism by portraying rural life with authenticity. Van Gogh often began with sketch and study on paper using chalk for preliminary ideas. The painting reflects his interest in observing and documenting everyday scenes, highlighting the physicality and dignity of peasant labor.
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