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Patience Escalier
Portrait of a Peasant
Vincent van Gogh · 1888
Norton Simon Museum
Pasadena, United States
About this painting
Van Gogh painted the retired Provençal shepherd Patience Escalier in August 1888, telling Theo he wanted a peasant portrait 'in the furnace of harvest time,' comparing his approach to Millet's rugged 'man with a hoe.'
Painting Details
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
69 × 56 cm (27.2 × 22 in)
Painted at
Arles, France
Current location
Norton Simon Museum, Pasadena
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