Art Institute of Chicago, Bequest of Dr. John J. IrelandCC0 (public domain) · 6,255 × 4,687 px · Art Institute of Chicago · IIIF

c. 1885–June 1885 · Art Institute of Chicago

A Peasant Woman Digging in Front of Her Cottage

Vincent van GoghWikidata

painting by Vincent van Gogh

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Everyday lifewomancottagepeasantdigging
Date
c. 1885–June 1885Wikidata
Art Institute of Chicago: c. 1885
Medium
Oil on canvasArt Institute of Chicago
Wikidata: Oil paint on canvas
Dimensions
31.3 × 42 cmArt Institute of Chicago
Wikidata: 31.3 × 42 cm
Collection
Art Institute of Chicago, ChicagoWikidata
Gallery
Gallery 241Art Institute of Chicago
Genre
genre artWikidata
Materials
oil paint, canvasWikidata
Inventory no.
1968.92Wikidata
Credit line
Bequest of Dr. John J. IrelandArt Institute of Chicago
Exhibitions
  • Jules Breton and the French Rural Tradition
  • The Impressionist Tradition, Masterpieces from the Art Institute of Chicago
  • Van Gogh and the Hague School
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Provenance

Where it has been

  1. 1886 –
    Anna Carbentus van Gogh
    high confidenceWikidata · owned by
  2. 1886 – 1903
    Adrianus Schrauwen
    high confidenceWikidata · owned by
  3. 1903 – 1903
    Jan and Rien Couvreur
    high confidenceWikidata · owned by
  4. 1903 – May 3, 1904
    C. Mouwen, Jr.
    high confidenceWikidata · owned by
  5. May 3, 1904 –
    Frederik Muller & Co
    high confidenceWikidata · owned by
  6. ? – 1904
    Hendrik Enno van Gelder
    high confidenceWikidata · owned by
  7. June 1935 – June 1935
    Mejevrouw K. Cosman
    high confidenceWikidata · owned by
  8. June 1935 –
    Kunsthandel E.J. van Wisselingh & Co
    high confidenceWikidata · owned by
  9. June 24, 1935 – 1944
    Harry Stevenson Southam
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  10. ? – 1968
    John J. Ireland
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  11. 1968 –
    Art Institute of Chicago
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  12. Dates unknown
    E. & A. Silberman Galleries
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Exhibition historyArt Institute of Chicago

Omaha, Nebraska, Joslyn Art Museum, Jules Breton and the French Rural Tradition, Nov. 6, 1982–Jan. 2, 1983, cat. 99. Tokyo, Seibu Museum, The Impressionist Tradition: Masterpieces from the Art Institute of Chicago, Oct. 18–Dec. 1, 1985, cat. 11; Kyoto, Fukuoka Art Museum, Jan. 5–Feb. 2, 1986; Kyoto, Municipal Museum of Art, Mar. 4–Apr. 13, 1986, cat. 11. Vienna, Bank Austria Kunstforum, Van Gogh und die Haager Schule (The Early Van Gogh and the Hague School), Feb. 28–May 27, 1996, cat. 78. Art Institute of Chicago, Van Gogh's Bedrooms, Feb. 14 - May 10, 2016, no cat. no., plate 2.
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