Head of a Woman

Head of a Woman

Vincent van Gogh · 1885

Van Gogh Museum

Amsterdam, Netherlands

About this painting

A study of a peasant woman in a dark hood, catalogued as F269r — one of many head studies Van Gogh made in Nuenen in 1885 while preparing for his first major figure painting, The Potato Eaters.

Painting Details

Medium

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

42 × 34 cm (16.5 × 13.4 in)

Painted at

Nuenen, Netherlands

Current location

Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam

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