The artwork titled “Sketch of a Lady with Striped Dress and Hat and of Another Lady, Half-Figure” is a pencil-on-paper piece created by Vincent van Gogh in 1890 in Auvers-sur-Oise, France. This sketch falls under the Post-Impressionism art movement and is classified as a sketch and study. Presently, it is housed at the Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center at Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, New York, USA.
The artwork depicts two female figures. The lady on the left is dressed in a vertically striped dress and a hat, with her hands slightly extending outward. The other figure, depicted as a half-figure on the right, is adorned in what appears to be clothing with a checkered pattern. The distinct line work and the simplicity of the pencil medium indicate the exploratory nature of van Gogh’s study. The sketch captures the essence and posture of the subjects with minimalistic yet expressive strokes, a hallmark of van Gogh’s post-impressionistic style. The figures are rendered in a somewhat abstract manner, focusing on the flow and movement rather than on intricate details.
