The artwork, titled “Sunset Over a Meadow,” was created by Vincent van Gogh in 1882 in The Hague, Netherlands. This piece, which belongs to the genre of sketch and study, is rendered in ink on paper and is an exemplar of the Realism art movement. It currently resides in the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
The artwork depicts a serene meadow scene during sunset, characterized by detailed linear strokes and hatching techniques that convey the essence of the landscape. The expansive sky occupies the upper portion of the piece, featuring scattered, wispy clouds typical of an impending dusk. The middle ground highlights the expansive, flat terrain of the meadow, traversed by paths or furrows that add depth and perspective to the sketch. In the foreground, thick and varied strokes give texture to the meadow vegetation, juxtaposing the delicate rendering of the distant horizon. The simplicity and starkness of the lines induce a contemplative mood, capturing the tranquil beauty of a rural sunset with nuanced realism.
