GOGH, Vincent van (b. 1853, Groot Zundert, d. 1890, Auvers-sur-Oise) |
Weaver: The Whole Loom Facing RightJanuary 1884, NuenenPencil, pen, gouache, watercolour, 318 x 451 mm Musée du Louvre, Paris | |
Catalogue numbers: F 1108, JH 451. The most characteristic motif of this simple composition is the tree with immense foliage closing the right side which is supported by a trellis. The dating of autumn 1883 is not universally accepted, some scholars date it to the spring of 1881. |