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Vincent van Gogh drew and painted a series of works of his mistress Sien during their time together in the Netherlands. In particular, his drawing Sorrow is widely acknowledged as a masterwork of draftsmanship, the culmination of a long and sometimes uncertain apprenticeship in learning his craft.
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Sorrow, drawing in chalk, the Garman Ryan Collection, at The New Art Gallery Walsall (F929a)
Kee Vos Stricker with her son Jan c. 1879/1880![The Great Lady, sketch in letter 215, Van Gogh Museum (F-, JH128)[19]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/Vincent_van_Gogh_-_The_Great_Lady_%28F-%2C_JH128%29.png/330px-Vincent_van_Gogh_-_The_Great_Lady_%28F-%2C_JH128%29.png)
The Great Lady, sketch in letter 215, Van Gogh Museum (F-, JH128)[19]![Anton Mauve - Ariëtte (Jet) Carbentus, the Artist's Wife, in the Dunes. Jet Carbentus was a cousin of Van Gogh on his mother's side.[26]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Mauve%2C_Anton_-_A_portrait_of_Ari%C3%ABtte_Mauve-Carbentus.jpg/1280px-Mauve%2C_Anton_-_A_portrait_of_Ari%C3%ABtte_Mauve-Carbentus.jpg)
Anton Mauve - Ariëtte (Jet) Carbentus, the Artist's Wife, in the Dunes. Jet Carbentus was a cousin of Van Gogh on his mother's side.[26]![Anton Mauve - Fishing boat on the beach, 115 x 172 cm. This was the painting Mauve was working on at the time of his dealings with Van Gogh. It was shown in May at the 1882 Salon. Gemeentemuseum, The Hague.[32]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Anton_Mauve_-_Bomschuit_op_het_strand.jpg/1280px-Anton_Mauve_-_Bomschuit_op_het_strand.jpg)
Anton Mauve - Fishing boat on the beach, 115 x 172 cm. This was the painting Mauve was working on at the time of his dealings with Van Gogh. It was shown in May at the 1882 Salon. Gemeentemuseum, The Hague.[32]![Francis Montague Holl - Want: Her poverty, but not her will, consents, 1876. The print depicts a woman hesitatingly pawning her wedding ring while the pawnbroker and his assistant look on pityingly. Cited by Van Gogh in a letter to his contemporary and mentor Anthon van Rappard defending his relationship with Sien: "Her only chance of surviving ... was to lead a well-ordered, domestic life. ... As to her life, I believe that, like me, you don’t condemn fallen women."[38][39]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Francis_Montague_Holl_-_Her_poverty%2C_but_not_her_will%2C_consents.jpg/330px-Francis_Montague_Holl_-_Her_poverty%2C_but_not_her_will%2C_consents.jpg)
Francis Montague Holl - Want: Her poverty, but not her will, consents, 1876. The print depicts a woman hesitatingly pawning her wedding ring while the pawnbroker and his assistant look on pityingly. Cited by Van Gogh in a letter to his contemporary and mentor Anthon van Rappard defending his relationship with Sien: "Her only chance of surviving ... was to lead a well-ordered, domestic life. ... As to her life, I believe that, like me, you don’t condemn fallen women."[38][39]
Hubert von Herkomer - Gipsy Woman with Child, 1870 (Herkomer's first work for The Graphic)
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Lived 1850 to 1904 · aged 54
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