Bust of a Woman with Hat: Facing Right
by GOGH, Vincent van, Pencil, chalk and black ink, washes, on squared paper, 466 x 257 mm
Catalogue numbers: F 1054, JH 293.
In December 1882, van Gogh started a series of head studies. The majority of these drawings were carried out with pencil and black chalk, occasionally with wash. Members of his immediate circle often served as models: Sien, his companion, her mother, sister and child. He frequently supplied with garments from his collection of hats, different headwear and coats.
The model for the present drawing was probably Sien’s mother.