Between 1883 and 1885 van Gogh worked in the villages of Nieuw-Amsterdam, Netherlands and Nuenen, where the poor soil made it almost impossible for farm workers and smallholders to survive. Inspired by Jean-François Millet, who he saw as the "eternal master" of the peasant genre, van Gogh saw the peasants as pious people ennobled by their hard labour and depicted them in several of what he called his 'clog works'.[1] In mid July 1885 he produced "six or so large canvases", including The Potato Eaters. He then decided to "only make small works for now", meaning figure studies such as Peasant Woman Digging Up Potatoes.[1]
The work was initially owned by J. Willebeek le Mair then by an unnamed owner before being sold at auction, where its present owner was able to buy it thanks to the mediation of the Palace of Fine Arts in Brussels. The Museum's chief curator Walther Vanbeselaere [nl] wrote that it was "The only, excellent work from Vincent's dark time in Holland still in Flemish hands (collection of Roland Leten, Ghent). The only Van Gogh in our collection, thanks to the low price (300,000 francs) at which it was auctioned".[2]
^ ab(in Dutch) Nanny Schrijvers, in Vrouwenrechten geweld aangedaan, 2005, p. 30-31.
^(in Dutch) Walther Vanbeselaere in Aanwinsten tijdens de ambtsperiode 1948-1972, in Jaarboek van het Koninklijk Museum voor SchoneKunsten, 1973, p. 103.
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peasant, woman, digging, potatoes, painting, vincent, gogh, probably, painted, 1885, royal, museum, fine, arts, antwerp, canvas, mounted, panel, peasant, woman, digging, potatoesartistvincent, goghyear1885cataloguef98, jh901mediumoil, canvas, paneldimensions31. Peasant Woman Digging Up Potatoes is a painting by Vincent van Gogh probably painted in 1885 It is now in the Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp It is oil on canvas mounted on panel Peasant Woman Digging up PotatoesArtistVincent van GoghYear1885CatalogueF98 JH901MediumOil on canvas on panelDimensions31 5 cm 38 0 cm 12 4 in 15 0 in LocationRoyal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp Antwerp Between 1883 and 1885 van Gogh worked in the villages of Nieuw Amsterdam Netherlands and Nuenen where the poor soil made it almost impossible for farm workers and smallholders to survive Inspired by Jean Francois Millet who he saw as the eternal master of the peasant genre van Gogh saw the peasants as pious people ennobled by their hard labour and depicted them in several of what he called his clog works 1 In mid July 1885 he produced six or so large canvases including The Potato Eaters He then decided to only make small works for now meaning figure studies such as Peasant Woman Digging Up Potatoes 1 The work was initially owned by J Willebeek le Mair then by an unnamed owner before being sold at auction where its present owner was able to buy it thanks to the mediation of the Palace of Fine Arts in Brussels The Museum s chief curator Walther Vanbeselaere nl wrote that it was The only excellent work from Vincent s dark time in Holland still in Flemish hands collection of Roland Leten Ghent The only Van Gogh in our collection thanks to the low price 300 000 francs at which it was auctioned 2 See also editList of works by Vincent van GoghReferences edit a b in Dutch Nanny Schrijvers in Vrouwenrechten geweld aangedaan 2005 p 30 31 in Dutch Walther Vanbeselaere in Aanwinsten tijdens de ambtsperiode 1948 1972 in Jaarboek van het Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten 1973 p 103 nbsp This article about a nineteenth century painting is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Peasant Woman Digging Up Potatoes amp oldid 1222470068, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
