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VINCENT VAN GOGH (1853-1890)

Lot 27
28.02.2023 14:00UTC +00:00
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ID 908036
Lot 27 | VINCENT VAN GOGH (1853-1890)
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£ 1 000 000 – 2 000 000
VINCENT VAN GOGH (1853-1890)

Kop van een vrouw (Gordina de Groot)

(Head of a Woman [Gordina de Groot])

oil on canvas laid down on panel

16 1/4 x 11 7/8 in. (41.3 x 32.6 cm.)

Painted in Nuenen in March-April 1885





Provenance

Anna Cornelia van Gogh-Carbentus, Nuenen and Breda [the artist's mother] from the artist between November 1885 and February 1886.

Janus Schrauwen, Breda, from the above in April 1888.

Jan C. Couvreur, Breda, by whom acquired from the above on 14 August 1902.

Kees Mouwen Jr & Willem van Bakel, Breda, by whom acquired from the above between 1902-1903.

Kunstzalen Oldenzeel, Rotterdam, on consignment from the above by November 1903.

H. Daniel Pierson, The Hague, by whom acquired from the above in December 1903.

Anna-Marie Veuve-Pierson, The Hague & then Zurich, by descent from the above and thence by descent to the present owners.



Literature

J.-B. de la Faille, The Works of Vincent van Gogh: His Paintings and Drawings, Amsterdam, 1970, no. SP 1668, p. 570 (illustrated).

P. Lecaldano, L'opera pittorica completa di van Gogh e i suoi nessi grafici, Milan, 1971, no. 147, p.102 (illustrated p. 103).

J. Hulsker, The Complete Van Gogh, Paintings, Drawings, Sketches, Amsterdam, 1977, no. 691, p. 153 (illustrated).

I.F. Walther & R. Metzger, Vincent van Gogh: The Complete Paintings, Etten, April 1881-Paris, February 1888, vol. I, Cologne, 2012, p. 88 (illustrated).

J. Hulsker, The New Complete Van Gogh, Paintings, Drawings, Sketches: Revised and enlarged edition of the Catalogue raisonné of the works of Vincent van Gogh, Amsterdam, 1996, no. 691, p. 152 (illustrated, p. 153).



Exhibited

Rotterdam, Kunstzalen Oldenzeel, Tentoonstelling van schilderijen, teekeningen en aquarellen, door Vincent van Gogh, November - December 1903, no. 58.

Zurich, Kunsthaus Zurich, Ausländische Kunst in Zürich, July - September 1943, no. 711 (titled 'Kopf einer Brabanterin').



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Post Lot Text

The authenticity of this work has been confirmed by the Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam.
Artist:Vincent van Gogh (1853 - 1890)
Applied technique:Oil, Oil on panel, Painted
Medium:Canvas, Textile
Art style:Impressionism, Modern art
Genre:Portrait
Place of origin:Western Europe, Europe, The Netherlands
Auction house category:Paintings
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