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Vincent van Gogh (painter)
Dutch, 1853 - 1890
Self-Portrait, 1889
oil on canvas
Overall: 57.2 x 43.8 cm (22 1/2 x 17 1/4 in.) framed: 82.9 x 69.2 x 6.7 cm (32 5/8 x 27 1/4 x 2 5/8 in.)
Collection of Mr. and Mrs. John Hay Whitney
1998.74.5
From the Tour: Vincent van Gogh
Object 4 of 7

Exhibition History

1904
Vincent van Gogh, Kunstzalen Oldenzeel, Rotterdam, 1904, no. 70.
1906
Vincent van Gogh, Kunstzalen Oldenzeel, Rotterdam, 1906, no. 46.
1910
Vincent van Gogh, Rotterdamsch Kunstkring, 11 June - 10 July 1910, no. 33.
1912
Sonderbund Ausstellung, Cologne, 1912, no. 86, repro.
1927
Kersttentoonstelling, Museum Boymans, Rotterdam, 1927-1928, no. 34, repro.
1929
Exhibition of Dutch Art 1450-1900, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 1929, no. 466.
1930
Vincent Van Gogh en zijn tijdgenooten, Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, 1930, no. 80.
1941
Exhibition of Tutein Nolthenius collection, Museum Paul Tetar van Elven, Delft, 1941.
1945
Vincent van Gogh, 25 Werke, Hollandhilfe, Galerie Schulthess, Basel, 1945, no. 12.
1946
Ecole de Paris, Kunsthalle Bern, 1946.
1948
21 Masterpieces by 7 Great Masters, Benefit for the Public Education Association, Paul Rosenberg Gallery, New York, November - December 1948, no. 12, repro.
1948
Vincent van Gogh 14 Masterpieces, M. Knoedler & Co., New York, March - April 1948, no. 14.
1949
Van Gogh: Paintings and Drawings, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; Art Institute of Chicago, 1949-1950, no. 119, as Portrait of the Artist, repro.
1951
Selections from Five New York Private Collections, Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1951, unnumbered catalogue.
1955
Paintings from Private Collections, Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1955, unnumbered catalogue.
1960
The John Hay Whitney Collection, Tate Gallery, London, 1960-1961, no. 32, repro.
1983
The John Hay Whitney Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1983, no. 25, repro.
1986
Van Gogh in Saint-Rémy and Auvers, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1986-1987, no. 22, repro.
1990
Vincent van Gogh, Rijksmuseum Vincent van Gogh, Amsterdam, 1990, no. 99, repro., as Self-Portrait with Palette.
1998
Gifts to the Nation from Mr. and Mrs. John Hay Whitney, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1998-1999, no cat.
2000
Art for the Nation: Collecting for a New Century, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 2000-2001, unnumbered catalogue, repro.
2000
Van Gogh Face to Face: The Portraits, The Detroit Institute of Arts; Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2000-2001, no. 169, repro. (shown only in Boston).
2001
Van Gogh and Gauguin: The Studio of the South, The Art Institute of Chicago; Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam, 2001-2002, no. 119, repro. (shown only in Chicago; incorrect credit line and accession no. in exh. cat.).
2004
Van Gogh and Gauguin: An Artistic Dialogue in the South of France, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, 2004, no cat.

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