Vincent van Gogh. A woman with a spade, seen from behind
Gogh, Vincent van
Dutch, 1853 - 1890
A woman with a spade, seen from behind c 1885
oil on canvas on wood panel
41.7 x 32.3 cm
Gift of Ann and Lawrence Heisey, 1997
© 2003 Art Gallery of Ontario
C. Mouwen Jr, Breda. Private Collection (Peletier?), Netherlands, by 1956. G. Ribbius Peletier [-1969], Utrecht; upon Peletiers death, the painting becomes part of Stichting Peletier tot behoud van het Landgoed Linschoten. (sale, Sotheby Parke Bernet & Co., London, 1 July 1980). Ann and Lawrence Heisey, Toronto; gift 1997 to AGO
Not known exactly when it entered C. Mouwen Jr. collection in Breda. Faille 1939, no. 105, no. F. 95 is the earliest published, work found to date, including C. Mouwen, Breda in the provenance. See also, Wisselingh & Co. (Amsterdam) 1956, no. 21. During Peletier Jrs ownership a bracketed note elaborates, lent to dealer Dr. Ir M. De Wild, The Hague (label on verso) and to Centraal Museum, Utrecht; after 1969 owned by Stichting Peletier tot behoud van het Landgoed Linschoten, anonymous, cataloguing report with heading, Section 6, n.d., Accession 97/156. It is unclear when the work was lent to Dr. Ir. De Wild or to the Centraal Museum, Utrecht.
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