Van Gogh created several drawings of Clasina “Sien” Maria Hoornik in 1882 and 1883. Van Gogh’s drawings of Sien show her as a pregnant woman, as a mother nursing her baby, and working at home sewing or peeling potatoes. These drawings were primarily done in pencil; although, some were created in ink with pen and…
Van Gogh met Clasina “Sien” Maria Hoornik at the end of January, 1882. She was the mother of a five year old little girl, was pregnant and had been deserted by the baby’s father. Sien posed for a number of drawings and paintings for Van Gogh, these reflected the difficult life of the working poor. …
In January of 1882, Van Gogh moved to The Hague where his cousin-in-law, Anthonij (Anton) Rudolf Mauve, was of great assistance to him and encouraged him to paint. Mauve was a Dutch realist painter and member of the Hague School. Mauve had a tremendous influence on Van Gogh and is mentioned in 152 of Van…
