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

Edge of a Wood

June-July 1881, Etten
Pencil, charcoal, brush and ink, watercolour on laid paper, 416 x 548 mm
Rijksmuseum Kröller-Müller, Otterlo

Catalogue numbers: F 903, JH 12.

In April 1881 van Gogh settled down in Etten where he stayed at his parents' house. In the first few months, he concentrated primarily on landscapes. On the present sheet he used mainly charcoal on the pencil sketch and he emphasized the tree branches with thin brush and ink.




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