Peasant Making a Basket

A seated peasant in dark, loose clothing and a cap bends over his hands, working with strands of reed in a dim interior. A shadowed figure leans at the left, and wooden clogs rest at the lower edge. The muted brown tones and heavy shadows give the scene a somber, close quarters feeling.

Artist

Vincent van Gogh

Date

1885

Medium

Source

Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata

Size

1218 × 1542 px

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