Head of a Woman
Vincent van Gogh (1853 - 1890), Nuenen, November 1884-May 1885
oil on canvas on panel, 47.8 cm x 34.8 cm
Credits (obliged to state): Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam (Vincent van Gogh Foundation)
- F-number
- F0159
- Object number
- s0343V1966
- Dimensions
- 47.8 cm x 34.8 cm, 62 cm x 49 cm, 5.0 cm
- Provenance
- Probably left by the artist with his mother, A.C. van Gogh-Carbentus, Nuenen/Breda, sometime between November 1885 and February 1886; given in safekeeping to Janus Schrauwen, Breda, April 1888; left with Janus Schrauwen by A.C. van Gogh-Carbentus after her move to Leiden, 1889; sold by Janus Schrauwen to Jan C. Couvreur, 14 August 1902; sold by Jan C. Couvreur to Kees Mouwen Jr and Willem van Bakel, Breda, 1902-03; given on consignment by Kees Mouwen Jr and Willem van Bakel to Kunstzalen Oldenzeel, Rotterdam, 1903-04; probably sold by Kunstzalen Oldenzeel to H.P. Bremmer, The Hague; after his death on 10 January 1956 bequeathed to his inheritance; sold by the inheritance to Kunsthandel Van Wisselingh, Amsterdam, 1960; sold by Kunsthandel Van Wisselingh to Hendricus A.D. Thomas, Amsterdam, 1962; after his death on 15 December 1964 inherited by his mother Dirkje Thomas-Mager, Amsterdam provided it will be donated after her death to the Vincent van Gogh Foundation, Amsterdam; after her death on 31 October 1965 donated to the Vincent van Gogh Foundation; 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, Rijksmuseum Vincent van Gogh, Zonder titel [Presentatie in het museum], 20 December 1983-February 1984
Vanbeselaere, Walther, Vermeylen, August, hollandsche periode (1880-1885) in het werk van Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890), 1937, p. 291, 342, 415