Old Man Carrying a Basket, Facing Right

1882

Vincent van Gogh

Associated Names
Vincent van Gogh

Artist, Dutch, 1853 - 1890

This drawing shows the profile of an elderly man's full body as he stands, facing the right and slightly bent forward. His head is turned slightly downward, likely gazing at the basket he holds with both hands. His facial features include a prominent nose and thin lips, and he has a beard. His hair appears to be short and is mostly covered by a large top hat. The man is wearing a dark vest over a light-colored shirt and loose trousers. The background is plain, brown paper.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    graphite with gray and black wash on brown wove paper, squared lightly in graphite

  • Credit Line

    The Armand Hammer Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 47.9 x 22.6 cm (18 7/8 x 8 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1991.217.67

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Faille 1992, no. 964

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Jan Dona [1870 - 1941], The Hague?; H. Stork, Vienna, Austria; W.P. Maclaine Pont, Bilthoven, the Netherlands; Mrs. A.W. Maclaine Pont-Stork, Zwolle, the Netherlands; J. Donna, The Hague, the Netherlands; Armand Hammer Collection, Los Angeles (bought London, Sotheby & Co., July 2, 1970, no. 20); gift to NGA, 1991.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1970

  • Exhibited with the Armand Hammer collection from 1970, starting with Columbus Gallery of Fine Arts, 1970; except Fine Arts Gallery of San Diego, 1971.

1996

  • The Early Van Gogh and The Hague School, Kunstforum Wien, Vienna, 1996, no. 29.

Bibliography

1927

  • The Letters of Vincent van Gogh to His Brother, 1872-1886, London, Boston, and New York, 1927, vol.2, pp. 40-46, letter 251.

1928

  • Faille, J.-B. de la. L'Oeuvre de Vincent van Gogh, catalogue raisonné. 4 vols. Paris and Brussels, 1928: 3:33, no. 964; 4:pl. 35.

1937

  • Dr. Walther Vanbeselaere, De Hollandsche Periode (1880-1885) in Het Werk van Vincent van Gogh, Antwerp, 1937, pp. 97, 170, 208, 409.

1958

  • Gogh, Vincent van. The Complete Letters of Vincent van Gogh. Edited by Johanna van Gogh-Bonger. 3 vols. London, 1958: 1:504-8, letter 251.

1970

  • Faille, Jacob Baart de la. The Works of Vincent van Gogh, His Paintings and Drawings. Revised ed. Amsterdam, 1970: no. 964.

1980

  • Hulsker, Jan. The Complete Van Gogh: Paintings, drawings, sketches. New York, 1980: no. 273.

1992

  • Faille, Jacob Baart de la. Vincent van Gogh: The Complete Works on Paper. San Francisco, 1992: no. 964.

Wikidata ID

Q64633806

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