''Torso of Venus and a Landscape'' is a sketch by
Post-Impressionist artist
Vincent van Gogh
Vincent Willem van Gogh (; 30 March 185329 July 1890) was a Dutch Post-Impressionist painter who posthumously became one of the most famous and influential figures in Western art history. In a decade, he created about 2,100 artworks, inc ...
. It now resides in the
Van Gogh Museum
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in
Amsterdam
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This drawing was created while van Gogh was staying with his brother in Paris (in 1886–1888), a period during which they did not write any letters to each other. As a result, little is known about the artist during this period except for his Still life paintings by Vincent van Gogh (Paris), still-life paintings and '' Agostina Segatori Sitting in the Café du Tambourin''. In 1887, he sketched this drawing onto a piece of paper with black chalk and ink.
Van Gogh produced other earlier paintings of Torso of Venus during his stay in Paris, such as the ''Torso of Venus'' in 1886, which was exhibited at the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam. It also featured a realism aspect, and was drawn with similar media. It is possible that ''Torso of Venus and a Landscape'' was a rough draft.
See also
* List of works by Vincent van Gogh
References
External links
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Paintings by Vincent van Gogh
Paintings of Paris by Vincent van Gogh
1887 paintings
Paintings of Venus
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