Undergrowth
Vincent van Gogh (1853 - 1890), Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, July 1889
oil on canvas, 73 cm x 92.3 cm
Credits (obliged to state): Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam (Vincent van Gogh Foundation)
This Van Gogh painting shows a corner of the garden at the asylum in Saint-Rémy. 'I also have a new one with ivy on the go,' he wrote to his brother Theo. He had made paintings of the same subject near Paris two years earlier.
At first glance, all you can see here are some tree trunks overgrown with ivy and patches of light on the ground. But if you zoom into this painting, you can hardly see anything but a sea of loose brushstrokes. These strokes are mostly short and surprisingly varied in colour. The only longer lines are the outlines of the trees.
- F-number
- F0746
- JH-number
- JH1762
- Object number
- s0051V1962
- Dimensions
- 73 cm x 92.3 cm, 92.2 cm x 111.6 cm, 8.2 cm
- Provenance
- Sent by the artist from Saint-Rémy-de-Provence to his brother Theo van Gogh, Paris, at the end of September 1889; after his death on 25 January 1891, inherited by his widow, Jo van Gogh-Bonger, and their son, Vincent Willem van Gogh, Paris; administered until her death on 2 September 1925 by Jo van Gogh-Bonger, Bussum/Amsterdam/Laren; given on loan by Jo van Gogh-Bonger to the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, from 1917 to 1919; given on loan by Vincent Willem van Gogh, Laren to the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, from 1927 to 1930; given on loan by Vincent Willem van Gogh to the Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, since 22 October 1931; transferred by Vincent Willem van Gogh on 10 July 1962 to the Vincent van Gogh Foundation, Amsterdam; agreement concluded between the Vincent van Gogh Foundation and the State of the Netherlands, in which the preservation and management of the collection, and its placing in the Rijksmuseum Vincent van Gogh, to be realized in Amsterdam, is entrusted to the State, 21 July 1962; given on loan until the opening of the museum on 2 June 1973 to the Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam; on permanent loan to the Rijksmuseum Vincent van Gogh from 2 June 1973 and at the Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam, since 1 July 1994.
- artist
- Vincent van Gogh
- Credits (obliged to state)
- Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam (Vincent van Gogh Foundation)
Amsterdam, Van Gogh Museum, Hockney-Van Gogh: The Joy of Nature, 1 March-26 May 2019, no. zonder nr.
Amsterdam, Van Gogh Museum, Van Gogh & Japan, 24 March-24 June 2018, no. zonder nr.
Kyoto, National Museum of Modern Art (Kyoto), Van Gogh & Japan, 20 January-4 March 2018, no. zonder nr.
Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, Van Gogh & Japan, 24 October 2017-8 January 2018, no. zonder nr.
Sapporo, Hokkaido Museum of Modern Art, Van Gogh & Japan, 26 August-15 October 2017, no. zonder nr.
Amsterdam, Van Gogh Museum, Van Gogh, Rousseau, Corot: in het bos, 7 July-10 September 2017, no. zonder nr.
Cincinnati, Cincinnati Art Museum, Van Gogh: into the Undergrowth, 15 October 2016-8 January 2017, no. zonder nr.
Amsterdam, Van Gogh Museum, Munch : Van Gogh, 24 September 2015-17 January 2016, no. 8
Oslo, Munch Museum, Van Gogh + Munch, 9 May-6 September 2015, no. 8
Amsterdam, Van Gogh Museum, Van Gogh aan het werk, 1 May 2013-13 January 2014, no. zonder nr.
Amsterdam, Hermitage Amsterdam, Vincent. Het Van Gogh Museum in de Hermitage Amsterdam, 29 September 2012-25 April 2013, no. 43
Madrid, Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Jardines impresionistas, 16 November 2010-13 February 2011, no. 80
Edinburgh, National Gallery of Scotland, Impressionist Gardens, 31 July-17 October 2010, no. 73
Amsterdam, Van Gogh Museum, Van Goghs brieven. De kunstenaar aan het woord, 9 October 2009-3 January 2010, no. zonder nr.
Vienna, Albertina, Vincent van Gogh. Gezeichnete Bilder, 4 September-7 December 2008, no. 109
Munich, Städtische Galerie im Lenbachhaus, Gärten. Ordnung, Inspiration, Glück, 5 April-8 July 2007, no. 99
Frankfurt am Main, Städelsches Kunstinstitut und Städtische Galerie, Gärten. Ordnung, Inspiration, Glück, 24 November 2006-11 March 2007, no. 99
Brescia, Museo di Santa Giulia, Gauguin/Van Gogh. L'avventura del colore nuovo, 22 October 2005-19 March 2006, no. 111
Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania), Carnegie Museum of Art, Light! The Industrial Age, 1750-1900: Art & Science, Technology & Society, 1750-1900, 7 April-29 July 2001, no. zonder nr.
Amsterdam, Van Gogh Museum, Licht! Het industriële tijdperk 1750-1900. Kunst en wetenschap, technologie & samenleving, 20 October 2000-11 February 2001, no. zonder nr.
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Van Gogh's Van Goghs. Masterpieces from the Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam, 17 January-16 May 1999, no. 65
Washington, National Gallery of Art, Van Gogh's Van Goghs. Masterpieces from the Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam, 4 October 1998-3 January 1999, no. 65
Venice, Palazzo Grassi, La pittura Flaminga e Olandese. Da Van Gogh, Ensor, Magritte, Mondriaan ai contemporanei, 16 March-13 July 1997, no. 23
Amsterdam, Rijksmuseum Vincent van Gogh, Vincent van Gogh en de moderne kunst 1890-1914, 16 November 1990-18 February 1991, no. 32
Essen, Museum Folkwang, Vincent van Gogh und die Moderne 1890-1914, 11 August-4 November 1990, no. 39
Amsterdam, Rijksmuseum Vincent van Gogh, Vincent van Gogh. Schilderijen, 30 March-29 July 1990, no. 94
New York, Brooklyn Museum of Art, Vincent van Gogh. Paintings and Drawings, 14 February-4 April 1971, no. 46
San Francisco, M.H. de Young Memorial Museum, Vincent van Gogh. Paintings and Drawings, 11 December 1970-31 January 1971, no. 46
Baltimore, Baltimore Museum of Art, Vincent van Gogh. Paintings and Drawings, 11 October-29 November 1970, no. 46
Philadelphia (Pennsylvania), Philadelphia Museum of Art, Vincent van Gogh. Paintings and Drawings, 28 February-5 April 1970, no. 46
Saint Louis, City Art Museum of Saint Louis, Vincent van Gogh. Paintings and Drawings, 20 December 1969-1 February 1970, no. 46
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Vincent van Gogh. Paintings and Drawings, 14 October-1 December 1969, no. 46
London, Hayward Gallery, Vincent van Gogh. Paintings and Drawings of the Vincent van Gogh Foundation Amsterdam, 23 October 1968-12 January 1969, no. 163
Gothenburg, Göteborgs Konstmuseum, Vincent van Gogh. Målningar, akvareller, teckningar, 30 December 1965-20 February 1966, no. 44
Ghent, Museum voor Schone Kunsten (Gent), Vincent van Gogh. Schilderijen, aquarellen, tekeningen, 19 February-28 March 1965, no. 30
Charleroi, Palais des Beaux-Arts (Charleroi), Vincent van Gogh. Schilderijen, aquarellen, tekeningen, 9 January-9 February 1965, no. 30
New York, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Vincent van Gogh. Paintings, Watercolors and Drawings, 2 April-28 June 1964, no. 43
Washington, Washington Gallery of Modern Art, Vincent van Gogh. Paintings, Watercolors and Drawings, 2 February-19 March 1964, no. 43
Humlebaek, Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Vincent van Gogh. Malerier og tegninger, 24 October-15 December 1963, no. 43
Kansas City, William Rockhill Nelson Gallery of Art and Mary Atkins Museum of Fine Arts, Vincent van Gogh. Paintings, Watercolors and Drawings, 7 February-26 March 1963, no. 56
Detroit, Detroit Institute of Arts, Vincent van Gogh. Paintings, Watercolors and Drawings, 11 December 1962-29 January 1963, no. 56
Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania), Carnegie Institute, Vincent van Gogh. Paintings, Watercolors and Drawings, 18 October-4 November 1962, no. 56
Boston, Museum of Fine Arts (Boston), Vincent van Gogh. Paintings, Watercolors and Drawings, 22 March-29 April 1962, no. 56
Buffalo (New York), Albright Art Gallery, Vincent van Gogh. Paintings, Watercolors and Drawings, 30 January-11 March 1962, no. 56
Cleveland, Cleveland Museum of Art, Vincent van Gogh. Paintings, Watercolors and Drawings, 5 December 1961-14 January 1962, no. 56
Baltimore, Baltimore Museum of Art, Vincent van Gogh. Paintings, Watercolors and Drawings, 18 October-26 November 1961, no. 56
Toronto, The Art Gallery of Toronto, Vincent van Gogh. Paintings-Drawings / Tableaux-Dessins, 10 February-12 March 1961, no. 75
Winnipeg, Winnipeg Art Gallery, Vincent van Gogh. Paintings-Drawings / Tableaux-Dessins, 29 December 1960-31 January 1961, no. 75
Ottawa, National Gallery of Canada, Vincent van Gogh. Paintings-Drawings / Tableaux-Dessins, 17 November-18 December 1960, no. 75
Montréal, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Vincent van Gogh. Paintings-Drawings / Tableaux-Dessins, 6 October-6 November 1960, no. 75
Utrecht, Centraal Museum, Vincent van Gogh schilderijen en tekeningen, verzameling Ir. V.W. van Gogh, 18 December 1959-1 February 1960, no. 52
Aix-en-Provence, Pavillon de Vendôme, Vincent van Gogh en Provence, 3 October-30 November 1959, no. 41
Seattle, Seattle Art Museum, Vincent van Gogh. Paintings and Drawings, 7 March-19 April 1959, no. 78
Portland (Oregon), Portland Art Museum (Oregon), Vincent van Gogh. Paintings and Drawings, 28 January-1 March 1959, no. 78
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Vincent van Gogh. Paintings and Drawings, 10 December 1958-18 January 1959, no. 78
San Francisco, M.H. de Young Memorial Museum, Vincent van Gogh. Paintings and Drawings, 6 October-30 November 1958, no. 78
Mons, Museum voor Schoone Kunsten, Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890). Son art et ses amis, 22 March-5 May 1958, no. 38
Deventer, De Muntentoren, Schilderijen van Vincent van Gogh, 31 January-20 February 1958, no. 27
Schiedam, Stedelijk Museum Schiedam, Vincent van Gogh, 21 December 1957-27 January 1958, no. 35
Leiden, Museum De Lakenhal, Vincent van Gogh, 9 November-16 December 1957, no. 35
Marseille, Musée Cantini, Vincent van Gogh, 12 March-28 April 1957, no. 64
Breda, Cultureel Centrum De Beyerd, Vincent van Gogh, 2-24 February 1957, no. 69
Fries Museum, Vincent van Gogh uit de collectie Ir. V.W. van Gogh, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, 14 April-13 May 1956, no. 33
Newcastle upon Tyne, Laing Art Gallery, Vincent van Gogh. Paintings & Drawings, Mainly from the Collection of Ir. V.W. van Gogh, 11 February-24 March 1956, no. 66
Manchester (England), Manchester City Art Gallery, Vincent van Gogh. Paintings & Drawings, Mainly from the Collection of Ir. V.W. van Gogh, 17 December 1955-4 February 1956, no. 66
Liverpool, Walker Art Gallery, Vincent van Gogh. Paintings & Drawings, Mainly from the Collection of Ir. V.W. van Gogh, 29 October-10 December 1955, no. 66
Antwerp, Zaal Comité voor Artistieke Werking, Vincent van Gogh, 7 May-19 June 1955, no. 299
Bern, Kunstmuseum (Bern), Vincent van Gogh, 27 November 1954-30 January 1955, no. 57
Zurich, Kunsthaus Zürich, Vincent van Gogh, 9 October-21 November 1954, no. 66
Bergen-op-Zoom, Stadhuis Bergen op Zoom, Vincent van Gogh, 23 December 1953-10 January 1954, no. 10
Assen, Provinciehuis, Vincent van Gogh in Assen, 7-29 November 1953, no. 27
IJmuiden, Hoogovens, restaurant Walserij Oost, Vincent van Gogh. Exposition in the canteens of the Royal Netherlands Blast Furnaces and Steelworks, 2-12 October 1953, no. 34
Hoensbroek, Kasteel Hoensbroek, Vincent van Gogh, 23 May-27 July 1953, no. 52
Zundert, Parochiehuis, Vincent van Gogh in Zundert, 30 March-20 April 1953, no. 34
Eindhoven, Van Abbemuseum, Vincent van Gogh, 22 March-4 May 1952, no. 72
Enschede, Rijksmuseum Twenthe, Vincent van Gogh, 20 February-16 March 1952, no. 70
Alkmaar, Stedelijk Museum Alkmaar, Tentoonstelling schilderijen van Vincent van Gogh, 1 December 1951-1 January 1952, no. 23
Nijmegen, Waaggebouw, Tentoonstelling schilderijen van Vincent van Gogh, 3-26 November 1951, no. 23
Grenoble, Musée de Grenoble, Vincent van Gogh, 30 March-2 May 1951, no. 76
Lyon, Musée de Lyon, Vincent van Gogh, 5 February-27 March 1951, no. 76
The Hague, Gemeentemuseum Den Haag, Vincent van Gogh. Collectie ir. V.W. van Gogh, 12 October 1948-10 January 1949, no. 145
Oslo, Kunstnernes Hus, Vincent van Gogh, 24 April-15 May 1948, no. 46
Bergen (Norway), Kunstforening, Vincent van Gogh, 23 March-18 April 1948, no. 46
Groningen, Museum van Oudheden, Vincent van Gogh, 18 October-16 November 1947, no. 78
Mons, Museum voor Schoone Kunsten, Vincent van Gogh, 27 December 1946-January 1947, no. 155
Luik, Museum voor Schoone Kunsten, Vincent van Gogh, 12 October-3 November 1946, no. 155
Copenhagen, Charlottenborg, Vincent van Gogh. Udstilling af malerier og tegninger, 22 June-14 July 1946, no. 86
Malmö, Malmö Museum, Vincent van Gogh. Utställning anordnad till förmån för svenska hollandshjälpen, 29 May-16 June 1946, no. 82
Gothenburg, Göteborgs Konstmuseum, Vincent van Gogh. Utställning anordnad till förmån för svenska hollandshjälpen, 3-26 May 1946, no. 82
Stockholm, Nationalmuseum (Stockholm), Vincent van Gogh. Utställning anordnad till förmån för svenska hollandshjälpen, 8 March-28 April 1946, no. 82
Amsterdam, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, Vincent van Gogh. Werken uit de verzameling van Ir. V.W. van Gogh, in bruikleen afgestaan aan de Gemeente Amsterdam, 14 February 1931-1931, no. 91
Paris, Galerie Bernheim-Jeune, Vincent van Gogh. L'Époque Française, 20 June-2 July 1927, no. zonder nr.
Potsdam, Orangerie (Potsdam), 50 Jahre holländische Malerei 1875-1925, 28 May-August 1925, no. 44
The Hague, Pulchri Studio, Tentoonstelling Vincent van Gogh, 21 March-26 April 1925, no. 31
Paris, Galerie Marcel Bernheim, Exposition rétrospective d'oeuvres de Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890), 5-24 January 1925, no. 41
Stuttgart, Württembergischer Kunstverein, Ausstellung Vincent van Gogh 1853-1890, 12 October-30 November 1924, no. 21
Zurich, Kunsthaus Zürich, Vincent van Gogh, 3 July-10 August 1924, no. 48
Basel, Kunsthalle Basel, Vincent van Gogh, 27 March-4 May 1924, no. 49
Amsterdam, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, Tentoonstelling van Nederlandsche Beeldende Kunsten, Regeeringsjubileum 1898-1923, September-14 October 1923, no. 126
New York, Holland-America Society, Modern Art of Holland, an Exhibition. Paintings, Etchings, Wood Engravings, Sculpture and Batik Work, 24 April-7 May 1921, no. 36
Cologne, Kölner Kunstverein, V. van Gogh, July-August 1914, no. zonder nr.
Berlin, Kunstsalon Paul Cassirer, Vincent van Gogh 30. März 1853 - 29. Juli 1890. Zehnte Ausstellung, 1 June-5 July 1914, no. 109
Dresden, Galerie Ernst Arnold, Ausstellung Vincent van Gogh 1853-1890, February 1912, no. 25
Breslau, Galerie Ernst Arnold, Ausstellung Vincent van Gogh 1853-1890, February 1912, no. 25
Bremen, Kunsthalle Bremen, Zonder titel, 6 December 1911-8 January 1912, no. zonder nr.
Hamburg, Galerie Commeter, [Vincent van Gogh], 11 October 1911-January 1912, no. 26
Amsterdam, Larensche Kunsthandel, Tentoonstelling van schilderijen en teekeningen van Vincent van Gogh, 16 June-14 August 1911, no. 42
Chemnitz, Kunstsalon Gerstenberger, Vincent van Gogh, April 1910, no. zonder nr.
Dresden, Galerie Ernst Arnold, Vincent van Gogh, February-March 1910, no. zonder nr.
Frankfurt am Main, Woning Herr Carl Marcus (directeur Frankfurter Kunstverein), Vincent van Gogh, January 1910, no. zonder nr.
Munich, Moderne Kunsthandlung Brakl & Thannhauser, Vincent van Gogh, October-December 1909, no. 36
Berlin, Kunstsalon Paul Cassirer, [titel onbekend], October 1908, no. 61
Amsterdam, Kunsthandel C.M. van Gogh, Vincent van Gogh tentoonstelling, 3-24 September 1908, no. 78
Frankfurt am Main, Frankfurter Kunstverein, V. van Gogh Ausstellung, 14-28 June 1908, no. 67
Munich, Moderne Kunsthandlung, Vincent van Gogh, March-April 1908, no. 57
Paris, Galerie Bernheim-Jeune, Cent tableaux de Vincent van Gogh, 6 January-1 February 1908, no. 80
The Hague, Kunsthandel C.M. van Gogh, Vincent van Gogh tentoonstelling, Summer 1908, no. 78
Middelburg, Sociëteit Sint Joris, Tentoonstelling van werken van Vincent van Gogh (verzameling mevr. Cohen Gosschalk), 25 March-1 April 1906, no. zonder nr.
Rotterdam, Kunstzalen Oldenzeel, Tentoonstelling Vincent van Gogh, 26 January-28 February 1906, no. 51
Leiden, Leidsche Kunstvereeniging, Tentoonstelling van schilderijen door Vincent van Gogh, 7-16 October 1905, no. 53
Utrecht, Vereeniging Voor de Kunst, Tentoonstelling van schilderijen door Vincent van Gogh, 9 September-2 October 1905, no. 53
Amsterdam, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, Tentoonstelling Vincent van Gogh, 15 July-1 September 1905, no. 208
Antwerp, Ancien Musée de Peinture, Kunst van Heden. Art d'aujourd'hui, 1ière exposition annuelle, 29 May-19 June 1892, no. 5
Scherjon, Willem, Catalogue des tableaux par Vincent van Gogh décrits dans ses lettres : périodes St. Rémy et Auvers sur Oise, 1932
Scherjon, Willem, Catalogue des tableaux par Vincent van Gogh décrits dans ses lettres : périodes St. Rémy et Auvers sur Oise, 1932
Search in the collection
Let's take a moment to just be with Vincent van Gogh's painting ‘Undergrowth’ in this meditation video.