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Provenance Given by the artist, Auvers-sur-Oise, to Vincent Willem van Gogh, Laren, 13 June 1905; after his death on 28 January 1978, bequeathed to his heirs; transferred by the heirs of Vincent Willem van Gogh to the Vincent van Gogh Foundation, Amsterdam, 15 October 1982; on permanent loan to the Rijksmuseum Vincent van Gogh since then, and at the Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam, since 1 July 1994.
Dimensions. 40.5 cm × 32.5 cm (15.9 in × 12.8 in) Location. Norton Simon Museum of Art, Pasadena. Portrait of Artist's Mother is an 1888 painting by Vincent van Gogh of his mother, Anna Carbentus van Gogh, drawn from a black-and-white photograph. Van Gogh's introduction to art was through his mother, herself an amateur artist.
In September 1888, Van Gogh, living in the south of France, received from his sister Wilhelmina, still in the Netherlands, a photograph of their mother. He set out to make a painting after it, explaining, “I’m working on a portrait of Mother for myself, because the black-and-white photograph annoys me so.”
N.A. van Beek, Die Aufzeichnungen von Tante Mietje van Gogh (Den Haag 2010). Willem-Jan Verlinden, Die Schwestern Van Gogh (Amsterdam 2016). Lodewijk Kallenberg, "Anna Cornelia van Gogh-Carbentus, die Mutter von Vincent van Gogh. Ihr Leben und ihre Verbindung zu Leiden, Leids Jaarboekje 111 (2019) 84-97.
Van Gogh's mother liked to paint. She gave Vincent his first drawing lessons at home and also encouraged him to read. Portrait of Anna Carbentus, the mother of Vincent van Gogh. Photo with Jo Bonger, Theo's wife (left), Mother Van Gogh (in the middle) and Vincent jr. (Theo and Jo's son). Scroll for ...
May 26, 2023 · KML file. Search depicted. "Portrait of the artist's mother" — by Vincent van Gogh. Portrait of Anna Carbentus van Gogh, mother of van Gogh, drawn from a black-and-white photograph. Painted in Arles, 1888, oil on canvas. Collection of the Norton Simon Museum, Pasadena, California.
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Jun 10, 2015 · Vincent van Gogh’s turbulent relationship with mothers—especially his own—began a full year before his birth. On 30 March 1852, Anna Carbentus van Gogh gave birth to a son, Vincent Willem van Gogh, who was stillborn. Anna tearfully buried her son in the cemetery of the parsonage where the Van Goghs lived. A year later to the day, Anna would give birth to another son, whom she also named ...
