© M.S. RAU, NEW ORLEANS
‘Head of an old peasant woman with a white hat’ by Vincent van Gogh is for sale at the upcoming TEFAF, the major annual art and antiques fair in Maastricht. The oil painting on canvas and panel measures 63 by 48 centimeters. Van Gogh probably created the piece in 1884.
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The work, offered for an undisclosed amount by an American dealer, dates from the time when Van Gogh stayed in the Dutch municipality of Nuenen and during which he produced ‘The Potato Eaters’, which also shows similar farmers.
According to the organization, ‘Head of an old peasant woman with a white hat’ shows “how well Vincent van Gogh was able to capture both the likeness and the essence of his models”. He portrayed the woman with “thick, deliberate brushstrokes.”
This year the public can visit TEFAF from March 9. There are 270 exhibitors from 22 countries at the fair in Maastricht, eighteen of whom are there for the first time.
© M.S. RAU, NEW ORLEANS
