The artwork, titled “Miners in the Snow at Dawn,” was created by Vincent van Gogh in 1880 during his time in Cuesmes, Belgium. Executed with pencil on paper, this piece is categorized under the Realism art movement and belongs to the genre of sketch and study. The artwork is currently housed at the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
The artwork depicts a group of miners traversing a snow-covered landscape at dawn. The sketch captures the early morning ambiance with delicate yet purposeful strokes, creating a sense of the cold and quiet that envelops the scene. In the background, industrial structures and bare trees are faintly outlined, situating the miners within their working environment. The simplicity of the medium and the quick, confident lines convey both the harshness of the miners’ life and the serene beauty of the early morning setting.
