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Source Description
In September 1883 Van Gogh left the bustling Dutch city of The Hague in search of open countryside in which to paint. He moved to Drenthe, a village in northeastern Netherlands that was virtually untouched by the Industrial Revolution. He described the barren terrain as supremely beautiful and serene: "What tranquility, what expanse, what calmness in this nature." With a limited palette of steely greens and cool blues, Van Gogh masterfully portrayed one of the region’s expanses of heath—"a vast plane vanishing into infinity"—illuminated by the lilac hues of the evening sky.
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Document identity
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135288
label
Two Men Tying a Bundle (recto)
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drawing
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1
Source metadata
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135288
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drawing
title
Two Men Tying a Bundle (recto)
description
In September 1883 Van Gogh left the bustling Dutch city of The Hague in search of open countryside in which to paint. He moved to Drenthe, a village in northeastern Netherlands that was virtually untouched by the Industrial Revolution. He described the barren terrain as supremely beautiful and serene: "What tranquility, what expanse, what calmness in this nature." With a limited palette of steely greens and cool blues, Van Gogh masterfully portrayed one of the region’s expanses of heath—"a vast plane vanishing into infinity"—illuminated by the lilac hues of the evening sky.
date
1600s
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q80028387
creators
11927
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Drawing
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1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Sheet: 10.1 x 15.4 cm (4 x 6 1/16 in.)
cul
France, 17th century
accession
1958.300.a
Source extras
tec
graphite and red chalk
tombstone
Two Men Tying a Bundle (recto), 1600s. Anonymous. Graphite and red chalk; sheet: 10.1 x 15.4 cm (4 x 6 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Moss, 1958.300.a
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description
cream(3) laid paper
collection
DR - French
inscriptions
inscription
upper right, in graphite: L 5 - (partially erased)
didYouKnow
Vincent van Gogh made this watercolor just over a year after beginning to work professionally as an artist.
creditline
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Moss
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2026-05-29 06:54:52.487000
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135288
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Drawings
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DR - French
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graphite and red chalk
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gender unknown
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1
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0
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photo
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