The artwork titled “Peasant Woman with Shawl over her Head, Seen from the Back,” created by Vincent van Gogh in 1885 in Nuenen, Netherlands, is a charcoal drawing on paper. The piece belongs to the Realism art movement and is categorized as a sketch and study. Currently, this artwork is housed in the Kröller-Müller Museum in Otterlo, Netherlands.
The artwork depicts a peasant woman viewed from behind, with a shawl wrapped over her head and shoulders. Rendered in monochromatic tones, the drawing emphasizes the contours and texture of the shawl and the woman’s garment, highlighting van Gogh’s focus on the everyday life of rural individuals. The simplicity and directness of the lines effectively convey the subject’s form and presence, encapsulating the essence of Realism through the depiction of ordinary people and their attire.
