The artwork, entitled “Beer Tankards,” was created by Vincent van Gogh in 1885 in Nunen, Netherlands. This piece, rendered in oil on canvas and currently housed in the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, Netherlands, belongs to the Realism art movement and is categorized under the still life genre.
In this composition, van Gogh employs a dark and muted color palette to depict three lustrous tankards arranged on what appears to be a wooden surface. Two of the tankards are shown upright, with one depicting its lid partially open, contributing to a sense of depth and realism. The third tankard lies on its side, emphasizing the play of light and shadow that characterizes van Gogh’s early realistic style. The interplay of light gives the tankards a metallic sheen, while the rough brushstrokes add texture, creating a vivid representation of the tankards’ materiality.
