Where to See Coal Shoveler: Kröller-Müller Museum, Otterlo

Vincent van Gogh depicted a laborer shoveling coal in this drawing. The work reflects his early interest in the lives of workers and peasants. Van Gogh spent time in mining regions before becoming a full-time artist.

His Dutch period works often showed sympathy for common laborers and their difficult conditions. This piece is held at the Kröller-Müller Museum in Otterlo, Netherlands.

This work is displayed at the Kröller-Müller Museum in Otterlo, Netherlands, which has a major Van Gogh collection.

Vincent van Gogh made this early work depicting manual labor in the mining districts.

Van Gogh drew miners, weavers, and laborers during his early years in Belgium and the Netherlands (1880-85). These dark, empathetic works reflect his social conscience before he discovered color in Paris.

His Dutch period works often showed sympathy for common laborers and their difficult conditions. This piece is held at the Kröller-Müller Museum in Otterlo, Netherlands.

This work is displayed at the Kröller-Müller Museum in Otterlo, Netherlands, which has a major Van Gogh collection.

Vincent van Gogh made this early work depicting manual labor in the mining districts.

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