In the context of Peasant Character Studies (Van Gogh series), explain the Men of the Peasant character studies.
Van Gogh's studies of men are primarily at work; here are the studies that he made of their heads or figure.
Desiring to make studies of peasants in Drenthe during his three-month stay in 1883, Van Gogh had difficulty finding people willing to pose for him.  In Nuenen the situation was different.  It was winter and there was little to be done in the fields.  In addition, he had connections to people through his father, a town minister.  In Nuenen, Van Gogh was able to produce a large number of works of peasant's heads, such as the Head of a Man (F164) completed in 1885.
peasant Nuenen Drenthe