Digger in a Potato Field: February 1885

"Digger in a Potato Field: February" is a charcoal drawing by Vincent van Gogh, created in 1885. This piece, now housed in the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, captures the artist's fascination with the lives of working-class individuals. Van Gogh's use of bold, expressive lines and the dynamic pose of the figure convey the physicality and effort involved in manual labor. The drawing's simplicity and starkness are characteristic of van Gogh's early style, which was heavily influenced by the Realist movement. This artwork offers a glimpse into the social realities of 19th-century life, focusing on the labor of ordinary people.