The
Potato Peeler (reverse: Self–Portrait with a Straw Hat),
1885
Vincent van Gogh (Dutch, 1853–1890)
Oil on canvas; 16 x 12 1/2 in. (40.6 x 31.8 cm)
Bequest of Miss Adelaide Milton de Groot (1876–1967), 1967 (67.187.70b)
Vincent van Gogh (Dutch, 1853–1890)
Oil on canvas; 16 x 12 1/2 in. (40.6 x 31.8 cm)
Bequest of Miss Adelaide Milton de Groot (1876–1967), 1967 (67.187.70b)
This
painting from February/March 1885, with its restricted palette of
dark tones, coarse fracture, and blocky drawing, is typical of the
works Van Gogh painted in Nuenen the year before he left Holland for
France. His peasant studies of 1885 culminated in his first important
painting, The
Potato Eaters (Van
Gogh Museum, Amsterdam).
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