Peasant Woman Cooking by a Fireplace

Vincent van Gogh, 1885

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Peasant Woman Cooking by a Fireplace, 1885. Oil on canvas.

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Oil on canvas · 17 3/8 x 15 in. (44.1 x 38.1 cm · The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Museum title: Peasant Woman Cooking by a Fireplace
Artist: Vincent van Gogh (Dutch, Zundert 1853–1890 Auvers-sur-Oise)
Date: 1885
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 17 3/8 x 15 in. (44.1 x 38.1 cm)
Credit line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Mortimer Hays, 1984
Image license: CC0 1.0 · Public domain
Museum record: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Artist’s life 1853–1890

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