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Vincent van Gogh · 1885
Noordbrabants Museum
's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
About this painting
Another study made while Van Gogh prepared The Potato Eaters, this backlit figure uses an almost-black head against a bright window to concentrate light on the woman's working hands.
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
43.2 × 34.2 cm (17.0 × 13.5 in)
Painted at
Nuenen, Netherlands
Current location
Noordbrabants Museum, 's-Hertogenbosch
A few ways to see more, or bring a piece of it home.

The Parsonage Garden at Nuenen
Vincent van Gogh