The artwork, titled “Two Men with a Four-Wheeled Wagon,” was created by Vincent van Gogh in 1882 while he resided in The Hague, Netherlands. This pencil-on-paper piece is a part of the Realism art movement and is categorized under the genre of sketch and study. Presently, the artwork is housed in the Kröller-Müller Museum in Otterlo, Netherlands.
The artwork depicts two men engaged in manual labor with a four-wheeled wagon. The scene is primarily drawn in pencil, illustrating with delicate yet detailed strokes. One man is bending over, seemingly lifting or placing an item onto or from the wagon, which occupies the center of the composition. The wagon itself is notable for its prominent large wheels, carefully rendered to provide a sense of dimension and functionality. The background suggests a setting near a building, adding context to the manual labor being observed. The entire composition conveys a moment of everyday life, as captured through the meticulous and realistic approach characteristic of van Gogh’s works from this period.
