Sheet with Sketches of Working People 1890

"Sheet with Sketches of Working People" is a pencil drawing by Vincent van Gogh created in 1890, currently housed in the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam. This sketch depicts various working-class individuals engaged in manual labor, captured in a series of rapid, expressive strokes. Van Gogh's characteristic use of hatching and cross-hatching creates a sense of depth and texture, highlighting the physicality of the figures and their daily toil. The composition, with its fragmented, almost chaotic arrangement of figures, reflects Van Gogh's fascination with the lives of ordinary people and his interest in capturing the dynamism of everyday work.