The Poet's Garden

Oil on canvasVincent van Gogh (Dutch, 1853–1890)/1888

Description

The Poet's Garden is an internationally celebrated Oil on canvas created by Vincent van Gogh (1888). From the collection of The Art Institute of Chicago.

Provenance

The artist’s sister-in-law, Johanna van Gogh-Bonger (died 1925) [see Nordenfalk 1946 and Supinen 1990]. Galerie d’Art Odenzeel, Rotterdam [La Faille 1928, 131]. Galerie d’Art d’Audretsch, The Hague, Netherlands [according to information on Registrar archival card, copy in curatorial object file]. M. Gieseler, The Hague, Netherlands, by 1925; Sale, A. Mak, Amsterdam, Oct. 1925, lot 33. Howard Young Galleries, New York [stock no. 2486, according to Registrar archival card]. Mrs. Lewis Larned (Annie Swan) Coburn (died 1932), Chicago, by at least 1928 [see Registrar receipt dated May 28, 1928, copy in curatorial object file]; bequeathed to the Art Institute, 1933.

Dimensions

73 × 92.1 cm (28 3/4 × 36 1/4 in.)

Source

The Art Institute of Chicago

Movement / Period

Post-Impressionism

Accession No

14586

Official Citations

[The Art Institute of Chicago Official Record][Full Resolution Image]

Curatorial Affinity Stream

Continuing the Universe of Vincent van Gogh (Dutch, 1853–1890)

Post-Impressionism • Netherlands • Harmonious Works & Contemporaries

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