VINCENT VAN GOGH. 1853-1890

185 SEASCAPE AT SAINTES-MARIES

Oil on canvas. 44 X 53 cm. Inv. No 3438 Signed lower right: Vincent

The picture was painted in June 1888 at Saintes-Ma-ries-de-la-Mer on the Mediterranean, not far from Aries. In addition to the Moscow picture, Dr De La Faille mentions two more seascapes done by Van Gogh at Saintes-Maries, one of which is in the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam. There exist several drawings on the same theme. The one bearing the strongest resemlance to the Pushkin Museum canvas (pen and India ink) is in the Musees Royaux des Beaux-Arts in Brussels.

Provenance: until 1910 The M. Morozov Collection, Moscow; 1910—25 The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow; 1925— 48 The Museum of Modern Western Art, Moscow; since 1948 The Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow Exhibitions: 1926 Moscow, Cat. 3; 1939 Moscow, Cat., p. 50; 1960 Moscow, Cat., p. 11

Bibliography: Кат. ГМИИ 1957, p. 37; Кат. ГМИИ 1961, p. 53; Кат. Галереи Третьяковых 1911, No 99; Кат. ГМНЗИ 1928, No 86; De La Faille 1928, vol. 1, p. 117, No 417, vol. 2, ill. 63; Reau 1929, No 1149; Van Gogh 1937, No 499, p. 195; Sterling 1957, ill. 113, p. 138; Ван Гог 1966, No 499, p. 360, ill. p. 176; De La Faille 1970, No 417, p. 195; Antonova 1977, No 117

185 SEASCAPE AT SAINTES-MARIES

186 LANDSCAPE WITH CARRIAGE AND TRAIN

Oil on canvas. 72 X 90 cm. Inv. No 3374 The picture was painted at Auvers in July 1890, one month before Van Gogh's death. A similar variant, La Route pres d'Auvers, is now in a private collection in New York.

Provenance: The Jo Van Gogh-Bonger Collection, Amsterdam; The Bernheim Jeune Collection, Paris; 1909 The E. Druet Collection, Paris; 1909—18 The I. Morozov Collection, Moscow; 1918—48 The Museum of Modern Western Art, Moscow; since 1948 The Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

Exhibitions: 1905 Amsterdam, Cat. 227; 1909 Paris; 1926 Moscow, Cat. 10; 1939 Moscow, Cat., p. 51; 1956 Leningrad, Cat., p. 12; 1960 Moscow, Cat., p. 11

Bibliography: Кат. ГМИИ 1957, p. 37; Кат. ГМИИ 1961, p. 53; Маковский 1912, pp. 15, 19; Ternovetz 1925, p. 478, ill. 481; Кат. ГМНЗИ 1928, No 85; De La Faille 1928, vol. 1, p. 125, No 760, vol. 2, ill. 212; Reau 1929, No 1148; Van Gogh 1937, No 651, p. 320; Sterling 1957, ill. 120, pp. 148, 158; Прокофьев 1962, ill. 150; Ван Гог 1966, No 641, p. 521, ill. p. 520; ГМИИ 1966, No 97; De La Faille 1970, No 760, p. 293

186 LANDSCAPE WITH CARRIAGE AND TRAIN

187 THE RED VINEYARD

Oil on canvas. 73 X 91 cm. Inv. No 3372 The picture was painted at Aries in November 1888. This dating is supported by Van Gogh's letters to his brother Theo (Nos 559, 561). A little earlier, in October 1888, the artist completed his Champ de vignes (La Vigne verte) (in the Kroller-Muller Museum, Otterloo), which differs from the Moscow canvas primarily in its color scale, dominated by green tones.

Provenance: The J. Tanguy Collection, Paris; 1891 — 1906/7 The A. Boch Collection, Brussels; The Collection of Prince de Wagram, Paris; The E. Druet Collection, Paris; 1909—18 The I. Morozov Collection, Moscow; 1918—48 The Museum of Modern Western

Art, Moscow; since 1948 The Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

Exhibitions: 1890 Brussels; 1926 Moscow, Cat. 5; 1939 Moscow, Cat., p. 50; 1960 Moscow, Cat., p. 11; 1960 Paris (Musee Jacquemart-Andre)

Bibliography: Кат. ГМИИ 1957, p. 37; Кат. ГМИИ 1961, p. 53; Маковский 1912, p. 19; Ettinger 1926, part 2, p. 118, ill.; Кат. ГМНЗИ 1928, No 82; De La Faille 1928, vol. 1, p. 142, No 495, vol. 2, ill. 221; Reau 1929, No 1145; Van Gogh 1937, No 544, p. 247, No 559, p. 258, No 561, p. 259; Cahiers d'Art 1950, p. 348; Sterling 1957, ill. 115; Прокофьев 1962, ill. 152; Ван Гог 1966, No 544, p. 409, No 558, p. 424, No 561, p. 427, ill. p. 304; ГМИИ 1966, No 96; De La Faille 1970, No 495, p. 221; Antonova 1977, No 119

187 THE RED VINEYARD

188 PORTRAIT OF DR REY. 1889

Oil on canvas. 64 X 53 cm. Inv. No 3272 Signed and dated lower right: Vincent Aries 89 Van Gogh painted this portrait in January 1889 at Aries and presented it to Dr Felix Rey, who sold it in 1900 to Ambroise Vollard. Van Gogh mentions the portrait in his letters to Theo (Nos 568, 571). In 1926 V. Sidorova identified the model as Dr Rey.

Provenance: 1889—1900 In the possession of Dr Rey, Aries; 1900 The Ch. Camoin Collection, Paris; 1900 The A. Vollard Collection, Paris; The P. Cassirer Collection, Berlin (No 3487); until 1908 The E. Druet Collection, Paris (No 4285); 1908—18 The S. Shchu-kin Collection, Moscow; 1918—48 The Museum of Modern Western Art, Moscow; since 1948 The Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

Exhibitions: 1909 Paris; 1926 Moscow, Cat. 7; 1956 Leningrad, Cat., p. 11; 1960 Paris (Musee Jacque-mart-Andre), Cat. 49a; 1965 Bordeaux, Cat. 64; 1965— 66 Paris, Cat. 61; 1966—67 Tokyo, Kyoto, Cat. 63 Bibliography: Кат. ГМИИ 1957, p. 37; Кат. ГМИИ 1961, p. 53; Кат. собр. С. Щукина 1913, No 33, pp. 8—9; Тугендхольд 1914, p. 39, ill. p. 52; Перцов 1921, No 33, p. 108; Тугендхольд 1923, ill. p. 38; Ternovetz 1925, p. 473, ill. 479; Ettinger 1926, part 2, p. 117, ill.; Кат. ГМНЗИ 1928, No 80; De La Faille 1928, vol. 1, p. 143, No 500, vol. 2, ill. 87; Reau 1929, No 1143; Van Gogh 1937, No 568, P. 265, No 571, p. 269; Cahiers d'Art 1950, p. 348; Sterling, 1957, ill. 117; Прокофьев 1962, ill. 149; Ван Гог 1966, No 568, p. 432, No 571, p. 435, ill. p. 368; De La Faille 1970, No 500, pp. 223, 631; Antonova 1977, No 120

188 PORTRAIT OF DR REY. 1889

189 THE PRISON COURTYARD

Oil on canvas. 80 X 64 cm. Inv. No 3373 The picture was painted by Van Gogh in February 1890 at Saint-Remy, where he stayed in an asylum. It represents a free copy of Gustave Dore's drawing for the book London (the drawing was engraved for the book by N. Pisan). Van Gogh writes about his copying of Newgate: The Exercise Yard by Dore in his letter to Theo (No 626).

Provenance: The Jo Van Gogh-Bonger Collection, Amsterdam; The Mme Slavona Collection, Paris; The M. Fabre Collection, Paris; 1906 The E. Druet Collection, Paris (No 542); 1909 The Collection of Prince de Wagram, Paris; 1909 The E. Druet Collection, Paris; The I. Morozov Collection, Moscow; 1918—48 The Museum of Modern Western Art, Moscow; since 1948 The Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow Exhibitions: 1905 Paris, Cat. 14; 1909 Paris; 1926 Moscow, Cat. 8; 1956 Leningrad, Cat., p. 11; 1958 Brussels, Cat. 108; 1960 Paris (Musee Jacquemart-Andre), Cat. 6

Bibliography: Кат. ГМИИ 1957, p. 37, ill.; Кат. ГМИИ 1961, p. 53; Маковский 1912, pp. 15, 19; Ternovetz 1925, p. 476; Кат. ГМНЗИ 1928, No 83; De La Faille

1928, vol. 1, p. 190, No 669, vol. 2, ill. 187; Reau

1929, No 1146; Van Gogh 1937, No 623, P. 312, No 626, p. 313; Cahiers d'Art 1950, p. 348; Sterling 1957, ill. 118; Прокофьев 1962, ill. 148; Ван Гог 1966, No 626, p. 510, ill. p. 448; De La Faille 1970, No 669, p. 203; Antonova 1977, No 118

189 THE PRISON COURTYARD