Cleopatra Pot

Paul Gauguin (1848 - 1903), Paris, 1887-1888

stoneware, 13.5 cm x 12.5 cm x 10 cm

Credits (obliged to state): Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam (Vincent van Gogh Foundation)

Object number: v0037V1978
Dimensions: 13.5 cm x 12.5 cm
Provenance: Given by the artist, Paris to Theo van Gogh, Paris, after 25 October 1888; after his death on 25 January 1891 inherited by his widow, Jo van Gogh-Bonger, and their son, Vincent Willem van Gogh, Paris; administered until her death on 2 September 1925 by Jo van Gogh-Bonger, Bussum/Amsterdam/Laren; after the death of Vincent Willem van Gogh, Laren, on 28 January 1978, bequeathed to his heirs; transferred by the heirs of Vincent Willem van Gogh to the Vincent van Gogh Foundation, Amsterdam, 11 May 1978; on permanent loan to the Rijksmuseum Vincent van Gogh since then, and at the Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam, since 1 July 1994.
artist: Paul Gauguin
Credits (obliged to state): Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam (Vincent van Gogh Foundation)

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