Vincent van Gogh, Two Peasant Women, 1890
Van Gogh used the women from Millet's The Gleaners as inspiration for this painting of women digging in the frozen snow. Unlike the others, this work is not a literal translation of the original painting. The setting sun casts a warm glow over the fields of snow. The cool colors of the field contrast to the red in the sun and sky. Jan Hulsker places the painting as one of van Gogh's "reminisces of the North".[1]
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| Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890), Two Peasant Women, March 1890 - April 1890, oil on paper mounted on canvas, h 49.3 x w 64 cm, Kunsthaus Zürich |
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| Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890), Two Peasant Women, March 1890 - April 1890, oil on paper mounted on canvas, h 49.3 x w 64 cm, Kunsthaus Zürich |
Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890), Two Peasant Women, March 1890 - April 1890, oil on paper mounted on canvas, h 49.3 x w 64 cm, Kunsthaus Zürich
Artist
Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890)
Title
French: Deux Paysannes
Two Peasant Women
Object type
painting
Date
between March 1890 and April 1890
Medium
oil on paper mounted on canvas
Dimensions
h 49.3 x w 64 cm
Collection
Kunsthaus Zürich
Place of creation
Saint-Rémy-de-Provence
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copies_by_Vincent_van_Gogh