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1885

Vincent van Gogh1853 Zundert – 1890 Auvers-sur-Oise
We have 13 artworks by Vincent van Gogh online.
We have 1654 paintings online.
The painting, which shows a couple planting potatoes, was created around 11 April 1885 in Nuenen, a small town in Brabant. The painter sketches it in a letter to his brother Theo dated around 11 April 1885; on 9 April he had made a small pen-and-ink drawing with variants (both Amsterdam, Rijksmuseum Vincent van Gogh). The painting reflects the influence of Millet.
Also known as
Paar bei der Feldarbeit Peasant and Peasant Woman Planting Potatoes
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
image: 33 x 41 cm
Inventory number
1860
Credit line
Kunsthaus Zürich, 1927