The peat barge

Vincent van Gogh

Van Gogh painted De Turfschuit quickly, with a broad brush and a palette knife. First the cream-coloured underlayer, after which he added the figures. Then he painted the land with the peat heaps and the contours of something that looks like a peat hut. After that he did the water and the barge. The air came last. Satisfied, Van Gogh writes: As I paint, I believe I am learning to paint a little better’. It is in Drenthe that he realizes that it is his calling to become an artist.   
 
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Manufacturer	Vincent van Gogh
Manufacturing period	1883
Material	Doek, olieverf, paneel
Creditline	Collection Drents Museum, purchased with the support of Provincie Drenthe, Nederlandse Aardolie Maatschappij, Vuil Afvoer Maatschappij, Stichting Pieter Roelf, Stichting Van Gogh, Stichting Vrienden van het Drents Museum, Stichting Schone Kunsten rond 1900, VSB-fonds and Vereniging Rembrandt