GOGH, Vincent van
(b. 1853, Groot Zundert, d. 1890, Auvers-sur-Oise)

Head of a Peasant Woman with a White Cap

March 1885, Nuenen
Oil on canvas on panel, 41 x 32 cm
Private collection

Catalogue numbers: F 80, JH 681.

Van Gogh lived in Nuenen between December 1883 and November 1885. From here he made long excursions to the countryside, depicted the local peasants in a portrait series in order to execute The Potato Eaters, the main piece of the period.




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