Il seminatore
1881
Van Gogh sketched this weary sower in 1881, long before he became famous for his swirling, colorful masterpieces. Created during his early years in The Hague, the quick, scratchy ink lines capture the heavy, trudging steps of a laborer—a subject he deeply admired and would paint again and again. It’s a raw, honest look at rural life that shows how much he cared about ordinary working people. He actually made dozens of studies like this to practice drawing the human figure before moving on to color.
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