“Peasant Woman Lifting Potatoes” is a work of art created by Vincent van Gogh in 1885, during his time in Nuenen, Netherlands. This piece, rendered in chalk and ink on paper, belongs to the Realism art movement and is categorized as a sketch and study. The artwork is a depiction of a peasant woman engaged in the act of lifting potatoes, embodying the everyday life of rural workers. The artwork is currently part of a private collection.
The artwork illustrates a peasant woman, bent over, lifting potatoes from the earth. The artist captures her moment of labor with a profound sense of realism, utilizing bold, decisive lines to define her form and movements. The background features softly sketched trees and a distant windmill, hinting at the agricultural setting. The somber tones and concentrated effort of the woman convey the arduous nature of her task, reflecting van Gogh’s deep empathy for the peasant class and their toils.
