Peasants planting potatoes
- Artist
- Vincent van Gogh
- Date
- 1884 ; Nunen \/ Nuenen , Netherlands
- Style
- Realism
- Genre
- Genre painting
- Location
- Kröller-Müller Museum
"Peasants planting potatoes" is a compelling oil painting by Vincent van Gogh, created during his Peasant Character Studies series between 1881 and 1885. Rendered on canvas, it exemplifies Realism by depicting humble rural life authentically. The scene captures peasants working intently in the field, highlighting everyday labor characteristic of genre painting. Van Gogh’s brushwork conveys the physicality of farming, emphasizing the connection between people and land in a naturalistic manner.
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