The Reaper (after Millet)
Currently on view
Vincent van Gogh (1853 - 1890), Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, September 1889
oil on canvas, 44 cm x 33 cm
Credits (obliged to state): Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam (Vincent van Gogh Foundation)
A stooped figure with a scythe is ready to harvest wheat. Van Gogh copied this scene from a print. Copying was an exercise for beginning painters, but he was not embarrassed to do it: 'I can assure you that it interests me enormously to make copies, and that not having any models for the moment it will ensure, however, that I don’t lose sight of the figure,' he wrote to Theo.
Van Gogh had received hardly any formal training. He had taught himself to draw and paint mainly through endless practice. He had an especially hard time with figures at work. That was a subject he kept practising until the end of his career.
- F-number
- F0687
- JH-number
- JH1782
- Object number
- s0198V1962
- Dimensions
- 44 cm x 33 cm, 58.5 cm x 47.5 cm
- Provenance
- Probably sent by the artist from Saint-Rémy-de-Provence to his brother Theo van Gogh, Paris, at the end of April 1890; 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; 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)
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Buffalo (New York), Albright Art Gallery, Vincent van Gogh. Paintings, Watercolors and Drawings, 30 January-11 March 1962, no. 66
Cleveland, Cleveland Museum of Art, Vincent van Gogh. Paintings, Watercolors and Drawings, 5 December 1961-14 January 1962, no. 66
Baltimore, Baltimore Museum of Art, Vincent van Gogh. Paintings, Watercolors and Drawings, 18 October-26 November 1961, no. 66
Utrecht, Centraal Museum, Vincent van Gogh schilderijen en tekeningen, verzameling Ir. V.W. van Gogh, 18 December 1959-1 February 1960, no. 56
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Portland (Oregon), Portland Art Museum (Oregon), Vincent van Gogh. Paintings and Drawings, 28 January-1 March 1959, no. 72
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Vincent van Gogh. Paintings and Drawings, 10 December 1958-18 January 1959, no. 72
San Francisco, M.H. de Young Memorial Museum, Vincent van Gogh. Paintings and Drawings, 6 October-30 November 1958, no. 72
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Deventer, De Muntentoren, Schilderijen van Vincent van Gogh, 31 January-20 February 1958, no. 34
Schiedam, Stedelijk Museum Schiedam, Vincent van Gogh, 21 December 1957-27 January 1958, no. 44
Leiden, Museum De Lakenhal, Vincent van Gogh, 9 November-16 December 1957, no. 44
Marseille, Musée Cantini, Vincent van Gogh, 12 March-28 April 1957, no. 74
Breda, Cultureel Centrum De Beyerd, Vincent van Gogh, 2-24 February 1957, no. 78
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. 65
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. 65
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. 65
Antwerp, Zaal Comité voor Artistieke Werking, Vincent van Gogh, 7 May-19 June 1955, no. 316
New Orleans, Isaac Delgado Museum, Vincent van Gogh 1853-1890, 27 March-20 April 1955, no. 30
Miami, Lowe Gallery of the University of Miami, Vincent van Gogh 1853-1890, 24 February-20 March 1955, no. 30
Palm Beach (Florida), Society of the Four Arts, Vincent van Gogh 1853-1890, 21 January-13 February 1955, no. 30
Willemstad, Curaçaosch Museum, Vincent van Gogh, 19 December 1954-15 January 1955, no. 30
Zurich, Kunsthaus Zürich, Vincent van Gogh, 9 October-21 November 1954, no. 69
Toledo (Ohio), Toledo Museum of Art, Vincent van Gogh 1853-1890, 7 March-30 April 1954, no. 136
Philadelphia (Pennsylvania), Philadelphia Museum of Art, Vincent van Gogh 1853-1890, 2 January-28 February 1954, no. 136
Saint Louis, City Art Museum of Saint Louis, Vincent van Gogh 1853-1890, 17 October-13 December 1953, no. 136
Amsterdam, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, Eeuwfeest Vincent van Gogh, 23 July-20 September 1953, no. 150
Otterlo, Kröller-Müller Museum, Eeuwfeest Vincent van Gogh, 24 May-19 July 1953, no. 150
The Hague, Gemeentemuseum Den Haag, Vincent van Gogh, 30 March-17 May 1953, no. 158
Eindhoven, Van Abbemuseum, Vincent van Gogh, 22 March-4 May 1952, no. 63
Enschede, Rijksmuseum Twenthe, Vincent van Gogh, 20 February-16 March 1952, no. 68
Alkmaar, Stedelijk Museum Alkmaar, Tentoonstelling schilderijen van Vincent van Gogh, 1 December 1951-1 January 1952, no. 25
Nijmegen, Waaggebouw, Tentoonstelling schilderijen van Vincent van Gogh, 3-26 November 1951, no. 25
Grenoble, Musée de Grenoble, Vincent van Gogh, 30 March-2 May 1951, no. 71
Lyon, Musée de Lyon, Vincent van Gogh, 5 February-27 March 1951, no. 71
Paris, Bignou Galerie (Paris), La peinture francaise au Musée Municipal d'Amsterdam, 21 April-12 May 1950, no. 6
The Hague, Gemeentemuseum Den Haag, Vincent van Gogh. Collectie ir. V.W. van Gogh, 12 October 1948-10 January 1949, no. 150
Groningen, Museum van Oudheden, Vincent van Gogh, 18 October-16 November 1947, no. 82
Mons, Museum voor Schoone Kunsten, Vincent van Gogh, 27 December 1946-January 1947, no. 145
Luik, Museum voor Schoone Kunsten, Vincent van Gogh, 12 October-3 November 1946, no. 145
Norwich (Connecticut), Slater Memorial Museum, Paintings by Vincent van Gogh, 2-19 December 1945, no. 8G
New York, Museum of Modern Art (New York), Fourteen Paintings by Vincent van Gogh, 3-26 August 1945, no. zonder nr.
Québec, Musée du Québec, Paintings by Vincent van Gogh, 11 May-3 June 1945, no. nr. onbekend
Toronto, Art Gallery of Toronto, Paintings by Vincent van Gogh, 6-29 April 1945, no. zonder nr.
Syracuse (New York), Syracuse Museum of Fine Arts, Paintings by Vincent van Gogh, 4-25 March 1945, no. zonder nr.
Louisville (Kentucky), J.B. Speed Memorial Museum, Paintings by Vincent van Gogh, 4-25 February 1945, no. 8G
New Orleans, Isaac Delgado Museum, Paintings by Vincent van Gogh, 7-28 January 1945, no. zonder nr.
Atlanta, High Museum of Art, Paintings by Van Gogh, 3-27 December 1944, no. zonder nr.
Charleston, Gibbes Art Gallery, Paintings by Vincent van Gogh, 29 October-26 November 1944, no. 8G
Richmond (Virginia), Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Modern Dutch art. Art of Our Allies Series, 1-22 October 1944, no. zonder nr.
New York, Brooklyn Museum of Art, Paintings by Vincent van Gogh, 28 June-24 September 1944, no. 8G
Fort Wayne, Fort Wayne Art School & Museum, An Exhibition of Modern Dutch Art. 14 Paintings by Vincent van Gogh and Work by Contemporary Dutch Artists, 10-29 May 1944, no. 8G
Montréal, Art Association of Montreal, Loan Exhibition of Great Paintings. Five Centuries of Dutch Art/Exposition de Tableaux Célèbres. Cinq Siècles d'Art Hollandais, 9 March-9 April 1944, no. 133
Ottawa, National Gallery of Canada, An Exhibition of Modern Dutch Art. 14 Paintings by Vincent van Gogh and Work by Contemporary Dutch Artists, 11-27 February 1944, no. 8G
Cincinnati, Cincinnati Art Museum, An Exhibition of Modern Dutch Art. 14 Paintings by Vincent van Gogh and Work by Contemporary Dutch Artists, 5-30 January 1944, no. 8G
Indianapolis, John Herron Art Institute, An Exhibition of Modern Dutch Art. 14 Paintings by Vincent van Gogh and Work by Contemporary Dutch Artists, 8 November-12 December 1943, no. 8G
New York, Wildenstein & Company, The Art and Life of Vincent van Gogh. Loan Exhibition in Aid of American and Dutch War Relief, 6 October-7 November 1943, no. 56
Springfield, George Walter Vincent Smith Art Museum, Paintings by Vincent van Gogh and Contemporary Dutch Artists, September 1943, no. zonder nr.
Saint Louis, City Art Museum of Saint Louis, An Exhibition of Modern Dutch Art. 14 Paintings by Vincent van Gogh and Work by Contemporary Dutch Artists, 17 July-15 August 1943, no. 8G
Montgomery (Alabama), Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts, Paintings by Vincent van Gogh/Oils by Van Gogh, 30 May-30 June 1943, no. 8G
Philadelphia (Pennsylvania), Philadelphia Art Alliance, Paintings by Vincent van Gogh/Oils by Van Gogh, 30 April-23 May 1943, no. 8G
Northampton (Massachusetts), Smith College Museum of Art, Paintings by Vincent van Gogh/Oils by Van Gogh, 5-22 April 1943, no. 8G
Toledo (Ohio), Toledo Museum of Art, An Exhibition of Modern Dutch Art. 14 Paintings by Vincent van Gogh and Work by Contemporary Dutch Artists, 7-28 March 1943, no. 8G
Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania), Carnegie Institute, An Exhibition of Modern Dutch Art. 14 Paintings by Vincent van Gogh and Work by Contemporary Dutch Artists, 5 February-1 March 1943, no. 8G
Albany (New York), Albany Institute of History & Art, An Exhibition of Modern Dutch Art. 14 Paintings by Vincent van Gogh and Work by Contemporary Dutch Artists, 6-26 January 1943, no. 8G
Providence (Rhode Island), Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design, Paintings by Van Gogh, 5-30 December 1942, no. 17
Worcester, Worcester Art Museum, Paintings by Van Gogh, 28 October-28 November 1942, no. 17
Dayton, Dayton Art Institute, Vincent van Gogh, 1 March-1 April 1942, no. zonder nr.
Spokane (Washington), Spokane Art Center, A Collection of Fourteen Original Oil Paintings by Vincent van Gogh from the Municipal Museum of Amsterdam, 12-22 December 1941, no. 8
Houston, Museum of Fine Arts Houston, Fourteen Paintings by the Great Post-Impressionist Vincent Van Gogh, 10-27 July 1941, no. 8
Dallas, Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, Vincent van Gogh, 8 June-6 July 1941, no. 8
Boston, Jordan Marsh Company Galleries, Paintings by Vincent van Gogh, 3-16 March 1941, no. zonder nr.
Chapel Hill (North Carolina), Person Hall Art Gallery, Paintings from the Family Collection of Van Gogh, 3-21 February 1941, no. zonder nr.
Minneapolis, Walker Art Center, Vincent van Gogh, September-October 1940, no. 8
New York, Holland House, Exhibition of Paintings by Vincent van Gogh, 6 June-19 July 1940, no. 8
New Haven (Connecticut), Gallery of Fine Arts of Yale University, Paintings by Vincent van Gogh, 14 April-28 May 1940, no. zonder nr.
Cambridge (Massachusetts), Harvard Art Museums, Fogg Museum, Paintings by Vincent van Gogh, 11 March-10 April 1940, no. zonder nr.
Cleveland, Cleveland Museum of Art, Masterpieces of Art from the New York and San Francisco World's Fairs, 7 February-7 March 1940, no. 25
San Francisco, Treasure Island, Palace of Fine and Decorative Arts, Masterworks of Five Centuries, 18 February-29 October 1939, no. 178
Bandung, Jaarbeursgebouw, Vierde collectie Regnault, 24-31 January 1939, no. zonder nr.
Surabaya, Kunstkringhuis Soerabayische Kunstkring, Expositie van schilderijen van Vincent van Gogh, 13-19 January 1939, no. 10
Batavia, Museum van den Bataviaschen Kunstkring, Vierde collectie Regnault, 17 May 1938-January 1939, no. 36
San Francisco, California Palace of the Legion of Honor, Vincent van Gogh, 28 April-24 May 1936, no. 57
Cleveland, Cleveland Museum of Art, Vincent van Gogh, 25 March-19 April 1936, no. 57
Boston, Museum of Fine Arts (Boston), Vincent van Gogh, 19 February-15 March 1936, no. 57
Philadelphia (Pennsylvania), Philadelphia Museum of Art, Vincent van Gogh, 11 January-10 February 1936, no. 57
New York, Museum of Modern Art (New York), Vincent van Gogh, 5 November 1935-5 January 1936, no. 57
Hilversum, Makkermacht, [titel onbekend], 29-30 November 1930, no. zonder nr.
London, Leicester Galleries, Vincent van Gogh, June 1930, no. 20
Utrecht, Vereeniging Voor de Kunst, Tentoonstelling van schilderijen door Vincent van Gogh, 1 May-5 June 1929, no. 45
Leipzig, Museum der bildenden Künste Leipzig, Vincent van Gogh. Fünfunddreißig unbekannte Gemälde aus Privatbesitz, 24 February-31 March 1929, no. zonder nr.
Munich, Graphisches Kabinett (München), Vincent van Gogh. Fünfunddreißig unbekannte Gemälde aus Privatbesitz, 22 November-24 December 1928, no. 31
Hannover, Kestner-Gesellschaft, Vincent van Gogh. Fünfunddreißig unbekannte Gemälde aus Privatbesitz, 3 October-11 November 1928, no. zonder nr.
Vienna, Neue Galerie, Vincent van Gogh. Gemälde, 5 May-17 June 1928, no. 41
Frankfurt am Main, Galerie M. Goldschmidt, Vincent van Gogh. Gemälde, 15 March-15 April 1928, no. 44
Berlin, Kunstsalon Paul Cassirer, Vincent van Gogh. Gemälde, 15 January-1 March 1928, no. 72
The Hague, Pulchri Studio, Tentoonstelling Vincent van Gogh, 21 March-26 April 1925, no. 33
Paris, Galerie Marcel Bernheim, Exposition rétrospective d'oeuvres de Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890), 5-24 January 1925, no. 46
Stuttgart, Württembergischer Kunstverein, Ausstellung Vincent van Gogh 1853-1890, 12 October-30 November 1924, no. 31
Zurich, Kunsthaus Zürich, Vincent van Gogh, 3 July-10 August 1924, no. 61
Basel, Kunsthalle Basel, Vincent van Gogh, 27 March-4 May 1924, no. 62
Cologne, Städtische Ausstellungshalle am Aachener Tor, Internationale Kunstausstellung des Sonderbundes westdeutscher Kunstfreunde und Künstler zu Cöln 1912, 25 May-30 September 1912, no. 76
Munich, Moderne Kunsthandlung Brakl & Thannhauser, Vincent van Gogh, October-December 1909, no. 41
Berlin, Kunstsalon Paul Cassirer, [titel onbekend], October 1908, no. 54
Amsterdam, Kunsthandel C.M. van Gogh, Vincent van Gogh tentoonstelling, 3-24 September 1908, no. 66
Frankfurt am Main, Frankfurter Kunstverein, V. van Gogh Ausstellung, 14-28 June 1908, no. 61
Munich, Moderne Kunsthandlung, Vincent van Gogh, March-April 1908, no. 50
Paris, Galerie Bernheim-Jeune, Cent tableaux de Vincent van Gogh, 6 January-1 February 1908, no. 70
The Hague, Kunsthandel C.M. van Gogh, Vincent van Gogh tentoonstelling, Summer 1908, no. 66
Amsterdam, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, Tentoonstelling Vincent van Gogh, 15 July-1 September 1905, no. 180
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