Painting of a dark peat boat on a canal, with a figure in red bent over the load and another figure pushing a wheelbarrow on a path above.

Peat Boat with Two Figures

A painted landscape shows a dark, low boat on a canal, where a figure in a red jacket bends over the load. On the grassy bank above, a second figure in dark clothing pushes a wheelbarrow along a pale path under a muted sky.

Artist: Vincent van Gogh
Date: 1883
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Size: 2520 × 1710 px

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Public domain · Vincent van Gogh died 1890 and the work dates by 1883; public domain in the US and life+70 countries.
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Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Vincent van Gogh, via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

19th century post-impressionism 1880s 1883 oil painting van gogh canal dutch landscape wheelbarrow rural path labourers muted palette