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Road in Etten

1881
Not on view
In 1881 van Gogh briefly resided in Etten, where he produced a number of drawings of local peasants and laborers performing routine, humble tasks. This masterful work, in which a man with a broom is seen sweeping a street lined with pollard willows, is a characteristic example.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Road in Etten
  • Artist: Vincent van Gogh (Dutch, Zundert 1853–1890 Auvers-sur-Oise)
  • Date: 1881
  • Medium: Chalk, pencil, pastel, watercolor. Underdrawing in pen and brown ink.
  • Dimensions: 15 1/2 x 22 3/4 in. (39.4 x 57.8 cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: Robert Lehman Collection, 1975
  • Object Number: 1975.1.774
  • Curatorial Department: The Robert Lehman Collection

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