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Vincent van Gogh drew and painted a series of works of his mistress Sien during their time together in the Netherlands. In particular, his drawing Sorrow is widely acknowledged as a masterwork of draftsmanship, the culmination of a long and sometimes uncertain apprenticeship in learning his craft.
Wiele wykonanych przez van Gogha rysunków Sien to dzieła surowe i bezkompromisowe. Van Gogh pewnego razu opisał Sien jako osobę "ospowatą" i "nieładną". Jego rysunki, choć być może pełne współczucia dla ich tematu, są mimo wszystko pozbawione idealizmu i realistyczne.
Edge of a wood is painted on a fairly fine canvas, possibly an ordinary piece of cloth. At the beginning of September, Van Gogh writes to his brother Theo: ‘I bought a piece of cloth recently to...
Sorrow is a drawing by Vincent van Gogh, produced in 1882. The work, created two years after Van Gogh had decided to become an artist, depicts 32-year-old pregnant woman Clasina Maria Hoornik, familiarly known as Sien.
Sien Against the predominantly dark grey-green and brown background, the woman’s red cape and white cap create a modest colour and tonal effect. It is quite possible that the woman he lived with...
Vincent van Gogh drew and painted a series of works of his mistress Sien during their time together in the Netherlands. In particular, his drawing Sorrow is widely acknowledged as a masterwork of draftsmanship, the culmination of a long and sometimes uncertain apprenticeship in learning his craft.
The Back Garden of Sien’s Mother’s House, The Hague, was one of six drawings commissioned to present picturesque scenes of the city by Vincent van Gogh’s art dealer-uncle, C.M. van Gogh. Far more than just a randomly selected view, the subject held great personal meaning for the artist.
