A day in Nuenen

Vincent van Gogh lived and worked in Nuenen from December 1883 to November 1885. In retrospect, his stay in Nuenen was one of the most important and productive periods in his life. He chose as inspiration for his paintings the hard everyday life of fellow man. The results of this amazing effort in Nuenen are 194 paintings including The Potato eaters, 313 drawings, 25 water colours, 133 sketches, 10 lithos and 29 'juvenilia' (drawings of young people).

This is the Van Gogh statue in Nuenen it depicts him walking through town with his sketches tucked under his arm. His parents lived in Neunen and he had a girlfriend here.


The Roosdonck Windmill. This windmill appears in several of VanGogh's sketches.


This is a sketch by VanGogh of the DeGroot family home. They are the family that appear in "The Potato Eaters" painting. You can see the Roosdonck Windmill in the background.

"The Potato Eaters"


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It was a beautiful day for a bicycle ride. It was about 11 miles round trip. The weather was perfect and the scenery was gorgeous. We had a great time.

Ikea

We don't have Wal-Mart, but at least we have Ikea. It is about a 20 minute bike ride from our apartment. This is one of many visits that we will undoubtedly make.

...more from around the house

Ethan looks a little unsure about this "brothers" thing.

This is the view from our balcony. All the tents and trucks are there for the outdoor market that they have every Wednesday.

This is Ethan's first cereal feeding.