Still Life with Straw Hat
1885 Kröller-Müller Museum
About this artwork
This still life by Van Gogh features a straw hat, a terracotta pot, a bottle, and other humble objects arranged on a dark tabletop. The painting reflects his early interest in capturing the simple, everyday life through domestic items.
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While better known for his vibrant landscapes, Van Gogh's still lifes, like this one from 1885, offer a glimpse into his early artistic development in Nuenen. The straw hat, a recurring motif, often symbolized the rural workers whose lives deeply moved him. These humble compositions allowed him to explore form, texture, and light before his later explosion of color.
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Still Life with Straw Hat
Vincent van Gogh, 1885
