Postcard with Two Peasants Digging

1885

Vincent van Gogh

Artist, Dutch, 1853 - 1890

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and brown ink on a postcard

  • Credit Line

    Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon

  • Dimensions

    overall: 9.1 x 13.8 cm (3 9/16 x 5 7/16 in.)

  • Accession

    1995.47.44

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Faille 1992, no. 1819


Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1999

  • An Enduring Legacy: Masterpieces from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1999-2000.

2010

  • The Real Van Gogh: The Artist and His Letters, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 2010, 82, no. 39 (color).

2016

  • In Celebration of Paul Mellon, NGA, 2016.

Bibliography

1952

  • Verzamelde brieven van Vincent van Gogh. Amsterdam, 1952-54: 13.

1958

  • Gogh, Vincent van. The Complete Letters of Vincent van Gogh. Edited by Johanna van Gogh-Bonger. 3 vols. London, 1958: vol. 2, no. 399a, 361.

1960

  • Correspondance complete de Vincent Van Gogh. Paris, 1960: 417.

1970

  • Faille, Jacob Baart de la. The Works of Vincent van Gogh, His Paintings and Drawings. Revised ed. Amsterdam, 1970.

1980

  • Hulsker, Jan. The Complete Van Gogh: Paintings, drawings, sketches. New York, 1980: 728.

1987

  • Van Gogh in Brabat: schilderijen en tekeningen uit Etten en Nuenen. Exh. cat. Noordbrabants Museum, 1987: under 58, p. 190.

1990

  • Testori, Giovanni and Luisa Arrigoni, Van Gogh. Catalogue complet des Peintures. Florence, 1990: under 146.

1992

  • Faille, Jacob Baart de la. Vincent van Gogh: The Complete Works on Paper. San Francisco, 1992: no. 1819 (illustrated, but information incorrect).

Inscriptions

in pen and brown ink: [postcard to Mr. Kerssemakers - translation] Dear Sir, I am not sure whether I shall be able to come and paint next Saturday. Because I am making some studies of the planting of potatoes here, on which I shal perhaps be obliged to go on working on the day in question. But if not on Saturday, I shall certainly come next Monday - unless I hear from you to the contrary. Sincerely / Vincent; postmarked on verso: 1885

Wikidata ID

Q64633810


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