The artwork, titled “Woman Digging,” was created by Vincent van Gogh in 1883 in The Hague, Netherlands. Executed in ink on paper, this piece belongs to the Realism art movement and falls under the genre painting category. The artwork is currently held in a private collection.
The artwork depicts a woman engrossed in the laborious task of digging, her form rendered with expressive lines and a keen attention to the dynamics of her posture. She is bent over, with one arm rigidly gripping the handle of a spade while the other guides it into the earth. Her attire, a simple dress and headscarf, underscores the humble and hardworking nature of her endeavor. The background is minimally detailed, focusing the viewer’s attention on the woman’s determined figure and actions, evocative of the artist’s commitment to representing the dignity and reality of rural labor.
