Van Gogh fell in love with a prostitute named Sien Hoernik. She became a prostitute to provide for her family and put food on the table. She soon got pregnant and needed another source of income. Van Gogh paid her to mod for his paintings. He didn't have much money himself, but he made it work. She went and lived with him for a while, but after she had the baby she left him. The picture called 'Sorrow' depicts Sien showing devastation and distress from all the hardships she has gone through. He also doesn't add or subtract things from her image to make her look better. This chalk drawing, as well as others, showed the truth of how she looked with all of her imperfections. 
Beautiful drawing Jill,!.
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