The Cottage, Vincent van Gogh, Nuenen, mid May 1885

Vincent van gogh (1853-1890), the cottage (1885) house of local peasants in nuenen, the place where his parents lived and his father was a village pastor. Having spent two lonely months in drenthe, in the north of the netherlands, van gogh moved to nuenen in december 1983. The cottage in this painting accommodates two semi-detached dwellings. It is partially made of daub and the roof is thatched. This type of building was on the verge of disappearing from the countryside, which is why van gogh chose to record it. Foto gemaakt tijdens wiki loves art nl exclusieve fotosessie in het van gogh museum in amsterdam op 23 juni 2009. Photo taken during wiki loves art netherlands exclusive photo session in the van gogh museum in amsterdam on 23 june 2009. Object Type: painting. Genre: genre art. Date: Nuenen, mid May 1885. Place of creation: Nuenen. Dimensions: height: 65.5 cm (25.7 in); width: 79 cm (31.1 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Collection: Van Gogh Museum. WLANL - jankie - De hut, Vincent van Gogh (1885)