Peatery in Drenthe
Peatery in Drenthe (F1094) is a watercolor created by Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh in late 1883, during a period that he spent in Drenthe working on his watercolour technique to secure election to the Hollandsche Teekenmaatschappij (Dutch drawing society).
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Peatery in Drenthe, also Peat Bog, watercolor, 1883. Private collection (F1094)
The early work measures 41 by 54 centimetres (16 in × 21 in). It shows a peat quarry in the evening, suggested by the pink skyline.
It was sold at Sotheby's in 2004 for £106,500. It is held in a private collection.
See also
References
- Sotheby's, 4 February 2004
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