The artwork, “Sketch of a Couple Walking with a Child” by Vincent van Gogh, was created in 1890 in Auvers-sur-Oise, France. Rendered using chalk on paper, this piece falls under the genre of sketch and study and is associated with the Post-Impressionism art movement.
The composition depicts a rudimentary sketch of three figures. The couple is drawn in a simplified linear style, with the man holding the child’s hand. The figures’ faces are not detailed, and their forms are communicated through basic lines and shapes. The lines are gentle, capturing a moment of daily life with an impressionistic simplicity that reflects van Gogh’s quick, expressive drawing technique. The chalk medium used on paper adds to the ethereal, almost fleeting quality of the scene.
