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Painting of two onions with dried stalks and loose skins on a dark surface against a brown background.

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Sientje van Houten Onions (1881), Hendrik Willem Mesdag (1881), Wikimedia Commons. Via artnap.com

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Two onions rest on a dark surface with their dried stalks and loose papery skins scattered around them. The warm, earthy tones are built up in visible brushstrokes against a brown, mottled background. The painting is titled Sientje van Houten Onions (1881) and is attributed to Hendrik Willem Mesdag, dated 1881.

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