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The painting is titled Head of a Peasant Woman (also known as Head of a Peasant Woman with White Cap), painted by the Dutch Post-Impressionist artist Vincent van Gogh between 1884 and 1885.
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Artist: Vincent van Gogh (Dutch, 1853–1890).
Date: Painted in Nuenen, Netherlands, during the winter of 1884.
Subject: The subject is believed to be Gordina de Groot, a farmer's wife who was a frequent model for Van Gogh during this period.
Context: Van Gogh felt deep sympathy for the peasant class and intended to depict them in their "coarseness" rather than idealizing their lives. This work was part of a series of studies for his famous masterpiece, The Potato Eaters.
Location: The specific version in the image is part of the collection at the Saint Louis Art Museum. Other versions exist in the Kröller-Müller Museum and the Norton Simon Museum.
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The painting is titled Head of a Peasant Woman (also known as Head of a Peasant Woman with White Cap), painted by the Dutch Post-Impressionist artist Vincent van Gogh between 1884 and 1885.
Details
Artist: Vincent van Gogh (Dutch, 1853–1890).
Date: Painted in Nuenen, Netherlands, during the winter of 1884.
Subject: The subject is believed to be Gordina de Groot, a farmer's wife who was a frequent model for Van Gogh during this period.
Context: Van Gogh felt deep sympathy for the peasant class and intended to depict them in their "coarseness" rather than idealizing their lives. This work was part of a series of studies for his famous masterpiece, The Potato Eaters.
Location: The specific version in the image is part of the collection at the Saint Louis Art Museum. Other versions exist in the Kröller-Müller Museum and the Norton Simon Museum.
