梵高习作《一个农妇的头像》

　　Van Gogh painted this countrywoman in Nuenen, where he had returned to live with his parents. She posed for him, as did many other villagers. He regarded the paintings he made of them not as portraits, but as ‘study heads’. He passionately wanted to become a good figure painter and he regarded this activity as an essential preparatory exercise.

　　梵高在纽南画了这个农妇，他回到那里和父母一起生活。她为他摆姿势，许多其他村民也是如此。他认为他画的这些画不是肖像，而是“习作头像”。他热切地想成为一名优秀的人物画家，他把这一活动看作是必要的准备工作。

　　He aimed to produce a total of 50 such studies, of which 47 have survived. The Van Gogh Museum has 10 of them in its collection.

　　他的目标是完成总共50份这样的研究，其中47份已经保存下来。梵高博物馆收藏了10幅这样的画。