Oil painting of an elderly woman in a dark green headscarf, her face lit in orange and yellow against a dark background.

Head of a Woman

A painted head of an older woman wearing a dark green headscarf, her weathered face lit in orange and yellow against a near-black ground. Thick, visible brushstrokes model the wrinkled forehead, deep-set eyes and set mouth, giving the oil painting a raw, expressive intensity.

Artist: Vincent van Gogh
Date: 1885
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Source: Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size: 2514 × 3840 px

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Public domain · Vincent van Gogh died 1890 and the work dates by 1885; public domain in the US and life+70 countries.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier B · as stated by the source: Public domain

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Vincent van Gogh, via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

19th century post-impressionism 1880s 1885 portrait oil painting van gogh elderly woman expressive brushwork headscarf head of a woman face study dark green