Woman Reading a Novel by Vincent van Gogh

Woman Reading a Novel 1888

comic strip sketch

brush pen line

pen illustration

hand drawn type

text

ink line art

linework heavy

hand-drawn typeface

pen-ink sketch

ink and pen line

pen work

"Woman Reading a Novel" is a pen-and-ink drawing by Vincent van Gogh, created in 1888. The quick sketch, a typical example of van Gogh's rapid style, depicts a woman reading a book in a library or bookstore. Though the figure is stylized, the scene hints at a quiet moment of contemplation, a theme often explored in van Gogh's work. The drawing is housed in the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam.