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VINCENT VAN GOGH (1853-1890)

Lot 13
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ID 1303675
Lot 13 | VINCENT VAN GOGH (1853-1890)
Estimate value
HKD 230 000 000 – 380 000 000
VINCENT VAN GOGH (1853-1890)
Les canots amarrés
oil on canvas
52 x 65 cm. (20 1/2 x 25 5/8 in.)
Painted in Paris in the summer of 1887




Provenance

Theo van Gogh [the artist's brother], Paris
Johanna van Gogh-Bonger, Amsterdam, by descent from the above
Vincent Willem van Gogh, Amsterdam, by descent from the above
Ambroise Vollard, Paris, by whom acquired from the above in August 1897
Galerie Bernheim-Jeune, Paris
Independent Gallery, London, 1912
John Tattersall, Dundee, by 1928
Matthew Justice, Dunbee, by whom acquired from the above
Royan Middleton, Aberdeen, by whom acquired from above in 1933, and thence by descent; sale, Sotheby's, London, 3 December 1991, lot 18
Acquired at the above sale by the family of the present owner



Literature

Andries Bonger list, 1890, no. 81 (titled ‘Bord de Seine à Asnières (triptyque)’).
J.-B. de la Faille, L’oeuvre de Vincent van Gogh, Catalogue Raisonné, Paris & Brussels, 1928, vol. I, no. 300, p. 86 (illustrated vol. II, pl. LXXXII).
J.-B. de la Faille, Vincent van Gogh, Paris, 1939, no. 384, p. 279 (illustrated).
J.-B. de la Faille, The Works of Vincent van Gogh, His Paintings and Drawings, Amsterdam, 1970, no. F 300, pp. 148 & 149 (illustrated p. 149).
P. Lecaldano, Tout l’oeuvre peint de Van Gogh, 1881-1888, Paris, 1971, no. 384, p. 115 (illustrated p. 114).
B. Welsh-Ovcharov, Vincent van Gogh, His Paris Period, 1886-1888, Utrecht, 1976, p. 233.
J. Hulsker, The New Complete Van Gogh, Paintings, Drawings, Sketches, Amsterdam, 1977, no. 1275, p. 284 (illustrated p. 285; titled 'View of a river with rowboats').
I.F. Walther & R. Metzger, Vincent van Gogh: The Complete Paintings, vol. I, Etten, April 1881 - Paris, February 1888, Cologne, 1993, p. 233 (illustrated; titled 'View of a River with Rowing Boats').
M. Korn, 'Collecting Paintings by Van Gogh in Britain before the Second World War', in Van Gogh Museum Journal, Amsterdam, 2002, pp. 136 & 137.
C. Stolwijk & H. Veenenbos, The account book of Theo van Gogh and Jo van Gogh-Bonger, Amsterdam, 2002, p. 143.
F. Fowle, 'Pioneers of Taste: collecting in Dundee in the 1920s', in Journal of the Scottish Society for Art History, vol. 11, Dundee, 2006, p. 61.
(Possibly) L. Jansen, H. Luijten & N. Bakker, The Letters, The Complete Illustrated and Annotated Edition, vol. 4, Arles 1888 - 1889, London, 2009, pp. 164, 165, 168 & 169, nos., 637 & 638.
Exh. cat., Vincent van Gogh, Between Earth and Heaven, The Landscapes, Ostfildern, 2009, fig. 55, pp. 100 - 105 (illustrated p. 101).
W. Feilchenfeldt, Vincent van Gogh: The Years in France, Complete Paintings 1886-1890, London, 2013, p. 87 (illustrated).
M. Vellekoop, M. Geldof, E. Hendriks, L. Jansen & A. de Tagle, eds., Van Gogh’s Studio Practice, exh. cat., Amsterdam, 2013, pp. 169, 172, 302.
B. Gerritse & J. N. Coutré, eds., Van Gogh and the Avant-Garde, Along the Seine, exh. cat., New Haven, 2023, no. 50, pp. 85 & 89 (illustrated).



Exhibited

Paris, Ambroise Vollard, December 1896 - February 1897.
London, Doré Galleries, Post-Impressionist and Futurist Exhibition, October 1913, no. 15.
London, The Independent Gallery, A Few Masterpieces of French Painting (Ingres to Cézanne), May - June 1925, no. 27.
Kirkcaldy, Art Gallery and Museum, Scottish and Foreign Artists, 1928, no. 122.
London, Royal Academy of Arts, Exhibition of Dutch Art 1450-1900, January – March 1929, no. 468, p. 196.
Dundee Corporation Galleries, Modern Pictures, 1929, no. 107.
London, The Lefevre Gallery, Important XIX & XX Century Works of Art, November - December 1983, no. 18, p. 46 (illustrated p. 47).
Aberdeen, Art Gallery, French Masterpieces From a North East Collection, July 1986 (illustrated).
Martigny, Fondation Pierre Gianadda, Van Gogh, June - November 2000, no. 30. pp. 181 & 264 (illustrated p. 181).
Warwickshire, Compton Verney, Van Gogh and Britain, Pioneer Collectors, March – June 2006, no. 12, pp. 72, 124 & 128. (illustrated p. 73; titled 'View of a river with rowing boats'); this exhibition later travelled to Edinburgh, National Galleries of Scotland, July – September 2006.
Artist:Vincent van Gogh (1853 - 1890)
Applied technique:Oil on canvas
Art style:Modern art
Place of origin:Western Europe, France, Europe
Auction house category:Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings, Paintings
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