Weeping Woman

Black and white chalk, with brush and stumping, brush and black and gray wash, and traces of graphite, over a brush and brown ink underdrawing on ivory wove paperVincent van Gogh Dutch, 1853-1890/1883

Description

Weeping Woman is an internationally celebrated Black and white chalk, with brush and stumping, brush and black and gray wash, and traces of graphite, over a brush and brown ink underdrawing on ivory wove paper created by Vincent van Gogh (1883). From the collection of The Art Institute of Chicago.

Provenance

V. Obach & Co., London; to Galerie Heinemann, Munich, Dec. 23, 1910 [Galerie Heinemann sale card (inv. 10765)]; sold to Otto Gerstenberg (1848-1935), Berlin, Aug. 14, 1911, for 835 francs [Galerie Heinemann sale card (inv. 10765) and Gaehtgens and Scharf 2001]; by descent to his daughter, Margarethe Scharf (1889–1961), Berlin [Scharf and Strzoda, 2012]. Sold by the Buchholz Gallery, New York, to the Art Institute, 1947.

Dimensions

50.2 × 31.4 cm (19 13/16 × 12 3/8 in.)

Source

The Art Institute of Chicago

Movement / Period

Post-Impressionism

Accession No

59774

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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