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Provenance

Theo van Gogh, Amsterdam (acquired from the artist) Jo van Gogh-Bonger and Vincent Willem van Gogh, Amsterdam (acquired by descent in 1891 from the above) Mr and Mrs Visser Omes, Amsterdam (acquired from the above in 1945) E. J. van Wisselingh & Co., Amsterdam (acquired from the above in 1958) Mrs L. S. Pollock, Dallas (acquired from the above in 1958) Estate of L.S. Pollock, Dallas Christie's, New York, 12 November 1997, lot 337 (consigned by the above) Private Collection, Europe (acquired from the above sale) Sotheby's, London, 6 February 2001, lot 110 (consigned by the above) Private Collection, USA (acquired from the above sale) Christie's, New York, 9 May 2012, lot 109 (consigned by the above) Acquired from the above sale by the present owner

Exhibited

Amsterdam, E.J. van Wisselingh & Co., Maîtres Français du XIXème et XXème Siècles , 1958, no. 17 Dallas, Museum for Contemporary Arts, Dallas Collects , 1960, no. 26, n.p., listed (titled Tete de Paysanne, (Sketch for the Potato Eaters) and dated circa 1885) Dallas, Museum of Fine Arts (on loan 1989-97)

Literature

Jacob-Baart de la Faille, The Works of Vincent van Gogh, His Paintings and Drawings , Amsterdam, 1970, no. F1169, p. 424, illustrated (with incorrect dimensions) Jan Hulsker, The Complete Van Gogh, Paintings, Drawings, Sketches , New York, 1977, no. 631, pp. 140-41, illustrated (with incorrect dimensions) Jacob-Baart de la Faille, Vincent Van Gogh, The Complete Works on Paper, Catalogue Raisonné , San Francisco, 1992, vol. I, no. 1169, p. 299 Jacob-Baart de la Faille, Vincent Van Gogh, The Complete Works on Paper, Catalogue Raisonné , San Francisco, 1992, vol. II, pl. LXXXVIII, n.p., illustrated (with incorrect dimensions)

Catalog summary

Property from a Private Collection Vincent Van Gogh 1853 - 1890 Head of a Peasant Woman, Left Profile chalk on paper 34.3 by 21 cm. 13½ by 8¼ in. Framed: 52 by 40.7 cm. 20½ by 16 in. Executed in Nuenen in December 1884 - May 1885. The authenticity of this work has been confirmed by the Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam. Provenance Theo van Gogh, Amsterdam (acquired from the artist) Jo van Gogh-Bonger and Vincent Willem van Gogh, Amsterdam (acquired by descent in 1891 from the above) Mr and Mrs Visser Omes, Amsterdam (acquired from the above in 1945) E. J. van Wisselingh & Co., Amsterdam (acquired from the above in 1958) Mrs L. S. Pollock, Dallas (acquired from the above in 1958) Estate of L.S. Pollock, Dallas Christie's, New York, 12 November 1997, lot 337 (consigned by the above) Private Collection, Europe (acquired from the above sale) Sotheby's, London, 6 February 2001, lot 110 (consigned by the above) Private Collection, USA (acquired from the above sale) Christie's, New York, 9 May 2012, lot 109 (consigned by the above) Acquired from the above sale by the present owner Exhibited Amsterdam, E.J. van Wisselingh & Co., Maîtres Français du XIXème et XXème Siècles , 1958, no. 17 Dallas, Museum for Contemporary Arts, Dallas Collects , 1960, no. 26, n.p., listed (titled Tete de Paysanne, (Sketch for the Potato Eaters) and dated circa 1885) Dallas, Museum of Fine Arts (on loan 1989-97) Literature Jacob-Baart de la Faille, The Works of Vincent van Gogh, His Paintings and Drawings , Amsterdam, 1970, no. F1169, p. 424, illustrated (with incorrect dimensions) Jan Hulsker, The Complete Van Gogh, Paintings, Drawings, Sketches , New York, 1977, no. 631, pp. 140-41, illustrated (with incorrect dimensions) Jacob-Baart de la Faille, Vincent Van Gogh, The Complete Works on Paper, Catalogue Raisonné , San Francisco, 1992, vol. I, no. 1169, p. 299 Jacob-Baart de la Faille, Vincent Van Gogh, The Complete Works on Paper, Catalogue Raisonné , San Francisco, 1992, vol. II, pl. LXXXVIII, n.p., illustrated (with incorrect dimensions)