Peasant Burning Weeds

Vincent van Gogh (1853 - 1890), Drenthe, October 1883

oil on canvas on panel, 30.5 cm x 39.5 cm

Credits (obliged to state): Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam / Drents Museum, Assen (purchased with support from the VriendenLoterij, Mondriaan Fund, Rembrandt Association (with the additional support from her Themafonds Impressionisme/Claude Monet Fonds, her Hendrickje Fonds and the Cultuurfonds), Vincent van Gogh Stichting, Province of Drenthe, Stichting Beringer Hazewinkel, Stichting Steunfonds Drents Museum and Stichting Vrienden van het Drents Museum)

This painting is on view at Drents Museum, Assen until 1 January 2027.

F-number
F0020
JH-number
JH0417
Object number
s0548S2019
Dimensions
30.5 cm x 39.5 cm, 42.9 cm x 52.3 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 in April 1888 to Janus Schrauwen, Breda; left in 1889 with Janus Schrauwen by A.C. van Gogh-Carbentus after her move to Leiden; sold on 14 August 1902 by Janus Schrauwen to Jan C. Couvreur; sold in 1902-03 by Jan C. Couvreur to Kees Mouwen Jr and Willem van Bakel, Breda; given on consignment by Kees Mouwen Jr and Willem van Bakel to Kunstzalen Oldenzeel, Rotterdam; 3 May 1904, Kees Mouwen Jr., at sale Amsterdam, Frederik Muller (Vincent van Gogh. Tableaux, aquarelles, dessins), lot 12 (Un homme incendiant la bruyère), bought by Kunsthandel Buffa, Amsterdam, for NLG 135; sold by Kunsthandel Buffa to Herman Gorter, Bussum; sold to Kunstzaal d'Audretsch, The Hague probably after his death on 15 September 1927; sold by Kunstzaal d'Audretsch to Daniël G. van Beuningen, Rotterdam, 1928; with Kunsthandel Jacques Goudstikker, Amsterdam, before his death on 16 May 1940; looted by the Nazi authorities, July 1940; 8-9 October 1940 sale Amsterdam, Frederik Muller (Moderne schilderijen, aquarellen, teekeningen, etc. afkomstig van de collectie van wijlen J. Goudstikker, Amsterdam), lot 13 (Landman een vuur stokend (Brabantsche tijd)), bought by H.E. d'Audretsch, Amerongen, for NLG 1250; sold by H.E, d'Audretsch to T. Berdien, Almelo, 1941; with his son Bouke Berdien, Mayagüez (Puerto Rico), July 1983; 12 May 1987 sale New York, Christie's (Impressionist and modern paintings and sculpture (part I), lot 22 (Paysan brûlant de mauvaises herbes), bought by a private collector for USD 231.000; 15 November 1989 sale New York, Christie's (Impressionist and modern paintings and sculpture (Part II)), lot 360 (Paysan brûlant des mauvaises herbes), bought by a private collector for USD 440.000; restituted to the heir of Jacques Goudstikker, 2019; 13 November 2019 sale New York, Sotheby's (Impressionist & Modern Art. Day Sale. Including a Musical Feast: Works from the Collection of Marina Picasso), lot 118 (Paysan brûlant de mauvaises herbes), bought by the Van Gogh Museum and the Drents Museum, Assen for USD 3.140.000
artist
Vincent van Gogh
Credits (obliged to state)
Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam / Drents Museum, Assen (purchased with support from the VriendenLoterij, Mondriaan Fund, Rembrandt Association (with the additional support from her Themafonds Impressionisme/Claude Monet Fonds, her Hendrickje Fonds and the Cultuurfonds), Vincent van Gogh Stichting, Province of Drenthe, Stichting Beringer Hazewinkel, Stichting Steunfonds Drents Museum and Stichting Vrienden van het Drents Museum)

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