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Vincent van Gogh — Weeping Woman
Vincent van Gogh

Weeping Woman

1883

Among van Gogh's earliest explorations of human suffering, the work showcases his skilled use of mixed media to convey profound emotion through dramatic contrasts of light and shadow.

Medium
Black and white chalk, with brush and stumping, brush and black and gray wash, and traces of graphite, over a brush and brown ink underdrawing on ivory wove paper
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Vincent van Gogh, Weeping Woman, 1883

Among van Gogh's earliest explorations of human suffering, the work showcases his skilled use of mixed media to convey profound emotion through dramatic contrasts of light and shadow.

Medium
Black and white chalk, with brush and stumping, brush and black and gray wash, and traces of graphite, over a brush and brown ink underdrawing on ivory wove paper
Dimensions
50.2 x 31.4 cm
Year
1883
Seen at
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

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Works on Paper, Modern, Drawing, Unique Work

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Collected by

Art Institute of Chicago, Cleveland Museum of Art, Saul Beceiro Novo, Alex Capecelatro, Harvard Art Museums, Marcel Slater