“Peasant Woman, Two Heads” is a sketch and study executed by Vincent van Gogh in 1885 in Nuenen, Netherlands. Rendered in ink on paper, the artwork belongs to the Realism movement and is currently housed in the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
The artwork features two head studies of a peasant woman, each carefully detailed with Van Gogh’s distinctive line work. The sketches are surrounded by handwritten text, most likely notes by the artist himself. The figures’ expressive faces capture the hardships and dignity of peasant life, a common theme in Van Gogh’s work during this period. The precision in the ink strokes and the depth of character in the faces exemplify Van Gogh’s mastery in portraying the human condition.
