Peasant with Sickle 1885

"Peasant with Sickle" (1885) is a charcoal drawing by Vincent van Gogh that captures the labor of a peasant farmer in the field. The drawing, with its distinct, expressive lines and the depiction of a solitary figure amidst a field of wheat, is a characteristic example of van Gogh's early style. Van Gogh was drawn to the lives of working people and often included representations of them in his artwork. The drawing can be found in the Villa Flora (Hahnloser Collection) in Winterthur, Switzerland.