
“A young peasant woman in a straw hat sits in wheat,” Van Gogh, a description of the picture For Van Gogh, writing down his subjects meant capturing their presence in nature.
The picture of a young peasant woman on a wheat field is a good example of this.
The model poses in the vicinity, which corresponds to her lifestyle, in the field of ripening wheat. This situation fulfills the functions of both the attribute and the traditional element in portrait iconography.
Self-Portrait in a Straw Hat II by Vincent Van Gogh
Portrait of a peasant woman in a green shawl by Vincent Van Gogh
Peasant knits sheaves (according to Mill) by Vincent Van Gogh
Peasant and peasant planting potatoes by Vincent Van Gogh
Two peasant women dig into the field with snow by Vincent Van Gogh
Self-portrait in a straw hat with a pipe by Vincent Van Gogh
Woman sitting in the grass by Vincent Van Gogh
Peasant cleansing potatoes by Vincent Van Gogh