À propos de l’œuvre
Tête d'une vieille paysanne au bonnet blanc, par Vincent van Gogh
Vincent van Gogh · December 1884 · Nuenen
Head of an old peasant girl in a white hat, F75Reproduction of oil painting on canvas
The face of an old peasant woman emerges head-on from a black background. The yellow-white cap forms an irregular halo around the skull, while the wrinkles, heavy eyelids and sunken cheeks are traced with almost graphic frankness.
Look at the work
The luminous cap encircles a face shaped by wrinkles
The head is placed very high and fills almost the entire format. The wings of the hat fold behind the ears; the black garment blends in with the background and only reveals a tip of the neck.
Van Gogh superimposes red-browns, ochres and blacks to build the skin. The lines of the forehead, eyes and mouth are not attenuated: they structure the face and reinforce its serious expression.
Head of an old peasant woman in a white hat F75/JH550 is an oil on canvas measuring 36.5 × 29.5 cm painted in Nuenen in December 1884. The Von der Heydt-Museum preserves it under the inventory G 1145.
Composition, touch and color
Three observations specific to this painting
The composition combines a clear, almost circular outline with a very angular front head. This contrast gives the small portrait an immediate presence.
The hat acts like a rustic halo
Its broken yellows and whites stand out strongly from the bottom. The folds are indicated by rapid lines which preserve the fabric's roughness.
Wrinkles organize volumes
They cross the forehead, descend under the eyes and surround the mouth. Each line participates in construction rather than a simple age effect.
The red-brown warms the center
The cheeks and nose receive the warmest tones, caught between the yellow cap and the black shadow of the garment.
Documented benchmarks
Precisely identify the original work
The Von der Heydt-Museum collection documents the work under number G 1145; Van Gogh's catalogs record it as F75/JH550.
A work preserved in Wuppertal
The painting belongs to the Von der Heydt-Museum, whose collection brings together an important collection of European painting from the 19th and 20th centuries.
A face from Nuenen's studies
During the winter of 1884 -1885, Van Gogh had local residents pose to work on rural faces, headdresses and dark lighting.
F75 is a precisely listed museum work
Its number G 1145 and its 36.5 × 29.5 cm format distinguish it from the F146/JH551 version, today in private collections.
Your reproduction
What the painter must preserve
The copy must preserve the yellow-white cap, the frontality of the eyes, linear wrinkles, red-browns of the face and the fusion of the garment with the black background.
- The irregular outline of the light cap
- The horizontal folds of the forehead
- Heavy eyelids highlighted in black
- Orange-red accents on the cheeks
- The small tip of the neck under the face
Work sheet
| Title | Head of an old peasant girl in a white hat, F75 |
|---|---|
| Artist | Vincent van Gogh (1853 -1890) |
| Date | December 1884 |
| Place of creation | Nuenen |
| Original technique | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 36.5 × 29.5 cm |
| Inventory | F75 · JH550 · G 1145 |
| Conservation | Von der Heydt-Museum, Wuppertal |
| Your reproduction | Handmade oil painting on canvas |
From order to shipping
In your interior
An incandescent portrait of black, ocher and red earth
Black, red-brown, golden ocher, straw yellow and cream give expressive force to a bookcase, entrance or interior in warm tones.
Frequently asked questions
Before ordering
Is this a canvas print?
No. Each reproduction is manually painted in oil on canvas. Brushstrokes and material variations belong to the final result.
How is the visual reference chosen?
The documentary reproduction was preserved at its native resolution of 936 × 1,176 px then converted into a real WebP, without artificial enlargement.
Can I check the result before shipping?
Yes. Photographs of the finished painting are sent to you; you can request alterations before validating the shipment.
Are custom formats possible?
Yes. The format can be adapted to your wall while maintaining the proportions and balance of the original composition.
