Roses

the artist's estate (until 1891; sold on June 9 by his sister-in-law, Johanna van Gogh Bonger, for 400 francs to Gallimard); Paul Gallimard, Paris (1891–apparently until 1904/5); Bernheim-Jeune, Paris (ca. 1904/5–1929; sold on January 1, 1929 to Alex Reid & Lefèvre and Knoedler); [Alex Reid & Lefèvre, London, and Knoedler, New York, 1929–30; Knoedler stock book no. 604, as "Fleurs"; sold on January 13, 1930 for $72,000 to Harriman]; W. Averell Harriman, New York (1930); Mr. and Mrs. W. Averell (Marie) Harriman, New York (1930–her d. 1970); W. Averell Harriman (1970–71); Mr. and Mrs. W. Averell (Pamela) Harriman, New York (1971–his d. 1986); his widow, Mrs. Pamela Harriman (1986–91; her gift to the National Gallery of Art)

Paris. Apartment of Theo van Gogh (6, Cité Pigalle) or Shop of Julien-François Tanguy (14, rue Clauzel). September 1890, no catalogue [this work and/or MMA 1993.400.5; see Beaubourg 1890].

Pavillon de la Ville de Paris. "Salon des Indépendants (7me exposition)," March 20–April 27, 1891, no. 1200 (as "Roses," probably this work).

Paris. Le Barc de Boutteville. "Exposition de 16 Toiles peintes par Van Gogh," April 1892, no. 7 (as "Roses," possibly this work; but see Saunier 1892 in Notes: "d'un vase japonais s’épandent en de gracieuses courbes de fraîches roses découpées sur un allègre fond vert” [presumably F764]).

Paris. Galerie Vollard. June 4–30, 1895, no catalogue (see Den Dulk 1895, who mentions that "a few 'roses'" were shown; possibly this work, or perhaps more likely F249, which was sent to Vollard by Jo van Gogh-Bonger in 1895 and returned to her in 1899).

Paul Cassirer. "VII. Jahrgang. II. Ausstellung," November 22–December 17, 1904, no. 45 (as "Rosen").

Paris. Bernheim-Jeune. "Cent tableaux de Vincent van Gogh," January 6–February 1, 1908, no. 76 (as "Roses," traditionally identified as this work; but see Feilchenfeldt 2013, who identifies this cat. no. with F749).

Paris. Galerie E. Druet. "Cinquante tableaux de Vincent van Gogh," November 8–20, 1909, no. 6 (as "Fleurs," lent by MM. Bernheim).

Kunsthaus Zürich. "Französische Kunst des XIX. und XX. Jahrhunderts," October 5–November 14, 1917, no. 111 (as "Roses," Coll. B. J.).

Paris. Paul Rosenberg. "Les Grandes influences au dix-neuvième siècle (d'Ingres à Cézanne)," January 15–February 7, 1925, no. 8 (as "Roses carolines," 1890, lent from the private collection of MM. Bernheim jeune [sic]).

Paris. Bernheim-Jeune. "Exposition d'oeuvres des XIXe et XXe siècles," June–July 1925, no. 128 (as "Les roses").

Paris. Grand Palais des Champs-Élysées. "Trente ans d'art indépendant: 1884–1914," February 20–March 21, 1926, no. 2957 (as "Les roses," lent by M. Bernheim jeune [sic]).

Paris. Bernheim-Jeune. "Vincent van Gogh: l'époque française," June 20–July 2, 1927, no catalogue [see La Faille 1970].

Lucerne. location unknown. "Peintures des écoles impressionniste et néo-impressionniste," February 1929, no. 24.

Glasgow. Alex. Reid & Lefevre, Ltd. "Ten Masterpieces by Nineteenth Century French Painters," April 1929, no. 3 (as "Les Roses").

London. Alex. Reid & Lefevre, Ltd. "Ten Masterpieces by Nineteenth Century French Painters," June–July 1929, no. 3 (as "Les Roses").

New York. Marie Harriman Gallery. "Opening Exhibition," 1930, no. 10.

Art Institute of Chicago. "A Century of Progress," June 1–November 1, 1933, no. 386.

New York. Museum of Modern Art. "Vincent van Gogh," November 4, 1935–January 5, 1936, no. 158.

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. "The Sources of Modern Painting: A Loan Exhibition Assembled from American Public and Private Collections," March 2–April 9, 1939, no. 73 (as "White Roses," lent by Mr. and Mrs. William Averell Harriman, New York).

New York. Wildenstein & Co. "The Sources of Modern Painting: A Loan Exhibition Assembled from American Public and Private Collections," April 25–May 20, 1939, no. 49 (as "White Roses," lent by Mr. and Mrs. William Averell Harriman, New York).

New York. World's Fair. "Masterpieces of Art: European & American Paintings, 1500–1900," May–October 1940, no. 363.

New York. Wildenstein. "The Art and Life of Vincent van Gogh," October 6–November 7, 1943, no. 58.

New York. Paul Rosenberg & Co. "Collectors' Choice: Masterpieces of French Art from New York Private Collections," March 17–April 18, 1953, no. 13.

New York. Wildenstein. "Magic of Flowers in Painting," April 13–May 15, 1954, no. 28.

New York. Wildenstein. "Van Gogh," March 24–April 30, 1955, no. 69 (as "Still Life: Roses," lent by Governor and Mrs. W. Averell Harriman).

Washington. National Gallery of Art. "Masterpieces of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist Painting," April 25–May 24, 1959, unnumbered cat. (ill. p. 55, as "Les Roses," dated 1890, lent by The Honorable and Mrs. W. Averell Harriman).

Washington. National Gallery of Art. "Exhibition of the Marie and Averell Harriman Collection," April 15–May 14, 1961, unnumbered cat. (ill. p. 17).

Washington. National Gallery of Art. "Post-Impressionism: Cross-Currents in European and American Painting, 1880–1906," May 25–September 1, 1980, no. 77 (as "Still Life, Roses").

New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "Van Gogh in Saint-Rémy and Auvers," November 25, 1986–March 22, 1987, no. 53.

Ottawa. National Gallery of Canada. "Van Gogh's Irises: Masterpiece in Focus," June 11–September 19, 1999, unnumbered cat.

Washington. Phillips Collection. "Impressionist Still Life," September 22, 2001–January 13, 2002, unnumbered cat. (pl. 79).

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. "Impressionist Still Life," February 17–June 9, 2002, unnumbered cat. (pl. 79).

London. Royal Academy of Arts. "The Real Van Gogh: The Artist and His Letters," January 23–April 18, 2010, no. 150 (as "Roses," May 1890). PLEASE NOTE: These are selected exhibition references.

New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "Van Gogh: Irises and Roses," May 12–August 16, 2015.

Vincent van Gogh. Letter to his brother Theo. [May 11, 1890] [Van Gogh Letters 2009, no. 870], see Notes for details.

Vincent van Gogh. Draft of a letter to his sister Willemien. [on or about May 21, 1890] [Van Gogh Letters 2009, no. RM19], writes "in the last few days at St-Rémy I worked in a frenzy. Big bouquets of flowers, violet irises, big bouquets of roses".

Vincent van Gogh. Draft of a letter to his brother Theo and sister-in-law Jo van Gogh-Bonger. [May 24, 1890] [Van Gogh Letters 2009, no. RM20], mentions at least eight canvases still in Saint-Rémy (of which this was one) which show that he is "trying not to lose my touch".

Vincent van Gogh. Draft of a letter to Joseph Jacob Isaäcson. [May 25, 1890] [Van Gogh Letters 2009, letter no. RM21], see Notes for details.

Vincent van Gogh. Letter to his sister Willemien. [June 5, 1890] [Van Gogh Letters 2009, no. 879], writes "in the last few days at St-Rémy I worked like a man in a frenzy, especially on bouquets of flowers. Roses and violet Irises".

Vincent van Gogh. Letter to his brother Theo. [June 24, 1890] [Van Gogh Letters 2009, no. 891], mentions that the canvases have arrived from Saint-Rémy, including "some roses".

Theo van Gogh. Letter to his sister Willemien. August 24, 1890 [excerpted in Jan Hulsker, "what Theo really thought of Vincent," vincent: bulletin of the Rijksmuseum Vincent van Gogh, vol. 3, no. 2 (1974), pp. 25–26], mentions that Vincent's works from Auvers are at Tanguy's.

Maurice Beaubourg. "La Mort de Dubois-Pillet et de Vincent van-Gogh." La revue indépendante 16 (September 1890), p. 401; see Notes for details.

Andries Bonger. Catalogue of Vincent van Gogh's estate (known as the Bonger list). late 1890, no. 264, as "roses dans un pot / fond bleu [crossed out and "vert" written above]"; annotated "vendu le 9 juin 1891 à Paul Gallimard à fr 400".

Octave Mirbeau. "Vincent van Gogh." L'Écho de Paris (March 31, 1891), p. 1; see Notes for details.

William B. "Les Expositions du mois." La revue blanche. Série belge 2, série 3 (April–May 1891), p. 19, praises "des 'Roses' d'une fraîcheur ingénue" (the "Roses" of an ingenuous freshness), probably this work.

Camille Mauclair. "Beaux-Arts: Galerie le Barc de Boutteville." Revue indépendante 23 (April 1892), p. 140, observes "d’exquises roses et de radieux soleils fleuris étonnent et charment de leur douceur" (exquisite roses and dazzling sunflowers astonish and charm with their gentleness), possibly this work, or perhaps F764; see Saunier 1892.

E. den Dulk. "Tentoonstellingwerken Vincent van Gogh." Kunstwereld 24 (June 1895), p. 384, mentions that "a few 'roses' and 'sunflowers'" were included in Paris 1895 (possibly this work, or perhaps more likely "Bowl with Peonies and Roses" [F249], which was sent to Vollard by Johanna van Gogh-Bonger in 1895 and returned to her in 1899).

W. von Oettingen. "Aus dem Kunstsalon Cassirer." Der Tag (December 2, 1904) [reprinted in Bernhard Echte and Walter Feilchenfeldt, eds., "Kunstsalon Paul Cassirer: Die Ausstellungen 1901–1905," Wädenswil, 2011, p. 577]; see Notes for details.

Hans Rosenhagen. "Von Ausstellungen und Sammlungen." Die Kunst für Alle 20 (December 15, 1904), p. 165, notes the exhibition of a canvas of "weiẞe und rosa Rosen gegen Lichtgrün" (white and pink roses against light green) at Berlin 1904.

Théodore Duret. Van Gogh Vincent. Paris, 1916, colorpl. VII [definitive ed., Paris, 1919], as "Bouquet de fleurs, peinture. Collection Bernheim-Jeune".

L'art moderne et quelques aspects de l'art d'autrefois; cent-soixante-treize planches d'après la collection privée de MM. J. & G. Bernheim-Jeune. Paris, 1919, vol. 1, pl. 61, as "Fleurs".

J.-B. de La Faille. L'Epoque française de Van Gogh. Paris, 1927, pp. 57, 60 n. 2, ill., calls it "Les roses" and locates it in the Collection Bernheim-Jeune.

J.-B. de La Faille. L'Oeuvre de Vincent van Gogh: Catalogue Raisonné. Paris, 1928, vol. 1, p. 194, no. 681; vol. 2, pl. 190; see Notes for details.

Die Piper-Drucke. [Munich?], 1928 or 1929, no. 51, ill., as "Weiße Rosen," private collection, Paris.

"Franzosen in Glasgow." Der Cicerone 21 (1929), p. 243, ill. p. 237, calls it "Les Roses" and notes its exhibition at Glasgow 1929.

Ausstellung Piper-Drucke und Plastik von Julius Martin im Museum, 24. Januar bis 21. Februar 1932. Exh. cat., Kunstmuseum Winterthur. Winterthur, 1932, p. 6, no. 70 (of exhibited reproductions), as "Weiße Rosen".

W. Scherjon and Jos. De Gruyter. Vincent van Gogh's Great Period: Arles, St. Rémy and Auvers sur Oise (complete catalogue). Amsterdam, 1937, p. 301, St. Rémy no. 110, ill.

J.-B. de La Faille. Vincent van Gogh. London, [1939], pp. 484, 568, no. 702, ill.

J.-B. de La Faille. The Works of Vincent van Gogh: His Paintings and Drawings. Amsterdam, 1970, pp. 267, 638, no. 681, ill., as "Still Life: Roses in a Terracotta Pot," Saint-Rémy, May 1890.

Jan Hulsker. The Complete Van Gogh: Paintings, Drawings, Sketches. [1st ed., Amsterdam, 1977]. New York, 1980, pp. 450, 452, no. 1976, ill., as "Vase with Pink Roses".

Ronald Pickvance The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Van Gogh in Saint-Rémy and Auvers. New York, 1986, pp. 72, 186–87, no. 53, ill. (color).

Walter Feilchenfeldt. Vincent van Gogh & Paul Cassirer, Berlin: The Reception of Van Gogh in Germany from 1901 to 1914. Zwolle, The Netherlands, 1988, p. 112.

Jan Hulsker. The New Complete Van Gogh: Paintings, Drawings, Sketches. rev. ed. Amsterdam, 1996, pp. 448, 450, 452, no. 1976, ill., as "Vase with Pink Roses," dated May 5–11, 1890.

Bogomila Welsh-Ovcharov. Van Gogh in Provence and Auvers. [New York], 1999, ill. p. 224 (color).

Nancy H. Yeide. "The Marie Harriman Gallery." Archives of American Art Journal 39, nos. 1–2 (1999), pp. 2–11, ill.

Chris Stolwijk and Han Veenenbos. The Account Book of Theo van Gogh and Jo van Gogh-Bonger. Amsterdam, 2002, p. 20 n. 33, note that there is no trace in Jo van Gogh-Bonger's account book of at least twelve paintings and sixteen drawings that she is known to have sold, including this work.

Vincent van Gogh. Vincent van Gogh—The Letters. Ed. Leo Jansen, Hans Luijten, and Nienke Bakker. London, 2009, letter nos. 870, RM19–RM21, 879, 891, ill. (color).

Walter Feilchenfeldt. Vincent van Gogh: The Years in France. Complete Paintings 1886–1890. London, 2013, pp. 187, 294, 312, 316, 343, 347, ill. (color) [1st German ed., 2009], calls it "Roses in a Terracotta Pot". PLEASE NOTE: These are selected bibliographic references.