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Commonly called Sien Hoornik, Clasina Maria Hoornik (1850–1904) lived with van Gogh during much of his time in The Hague from 1881 to 1883. Van Gogh used Sien, a pregnant prostitute, as a model for his work and later took Sien and her daughter into his home.
Apr 25, 2019 · Vincent Van Gogh had one live-in girlfriend, Sien Hoornik—who tragically killed herself years after the two broke up.
Sorrow is a drawing by Vincent van Gogh, produced in 1882. The work, created two years after Van Gogh had decided to become an artist, depicts 32-year-old pregnant woman Clasina Maria Hoornik, familiarly known as Sien.
- Drawing, Pencil, Pen And Ink on Paper
Sien Hoornik I. 1 Mar. 1882. - 30 Apr. 1882. Clasina Maria “Sien” Hoornik (1850–1904) was Vincent’s girlfriend in 1882 and 1883. Sien and her mother, Maria Wilhelmina Hoornik-Pellers (1829–1910), lived at Noordstraat 16 in March and/or April 1882.
Sien Hoornik A year later, Vincent got to know Sien Hoornik on the streets of The Hague. Sien worked as a prostitute, was pregnant and already had a young daughter.
Jun 6, 2013 · Van Gogh met Clasina “Sien” Maria Hoornik at the end of January, 1882. She was the mother of a five year old little girl, was pregnant and had been deserted by the baby’s father. Sien posed for a number of drawings and paintings for Van Gogh, these reflected the difficult life of the working poor.
Vincent Van Gogh and Sien (Christine Hoornik) He meets Sien, a pregnant prostitute, who poses as a model for him. He first talks of her as a “painter assistant helper” to Theo, but in fact he lives with her.
