Description
Two of a legend’s most frequent subjects from his years as an emerging artist come together in this work from the van Gogh cottage painting series. Both cottages and the peasants as a whole fascinated the Dutch post-Impressionist while residing in Nuenen from 1883 to 1885. In this dark painting of a cottage, a girl and goat stand in front of about to tend to daily chores. While the second cottage roof on the left indicates a larger community, here the subjects enjoy a moment alone outside their “human nest”.
The color and structure of “Cottage and Woman with Goat” are similar to van Gogh’s other cottage paintings, reflecting the drab conditions the peasants often lived in. Van Gogh himself lived in those conditions for a time, believing it necessary to properly portray the essence of his subject matter. This van Gogh painting captures an important period in his artistic development and reflects his break from traditional teachings. Proudly display one of his best known early works on your wall from overstockArt.
The color and structure of “Cottage and Woman with Goat” are similar to van Gogh’s other cottage paintings, reflecting the drab conditions the peasants often lived in. Van Gogh himself lived in those conditions for a time, believing it necessary to properly portray the essence of his subject matter. This van Gogh painting captures an important period in his artistic development and reflects his break from traditional teachings. Proudly display one of his best known early works on your wall from overstockArt.
