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In my opinion even more exciting is a wonderful Van Gogh drawing in the same sale, though not from the estate of the late Taylor. It is “Pollard Willow” (De La Faille 947; Hulsker 164) a watercolour executed in The Hague on 27 July 1882, and one of the few high-quality watercolours by Van Gogh still in private hands.

It will be offered for sale on 7 February 20912 at Christie’s in London in the Impressionist / Modern Evening Sale. The estimate: UKP 1,2-1,600,000. I will be following it closely!

See: www.christies.com

Cf www.vangoghbiography.com

We will get back to you once we have investigated your report.

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July, 2011

No Van Gogh drawings will be included in the forthcoming exhibition ‘Vincent van Gogh: Up Close’, but it deserves mentioning here. This exhibition, curated by Dr. Connie Homburg, will take place at the Philadelphia Museum of Art from 1 February to 6 May 2012. It contains some 45 paintings by Van Gogh from all over the world. The exhibition then travels to the National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa where it can be seen from 25 May 2012 to 3 September 2012.

• Life and work of Jabes Heenck (1752-1782) (oeuvre catalogue in preparation)

• Koninklijke Prijs voor de Vrije Schilderkunst 2009, Amsterdam (co-editor with G. Çelebi-Arendsen) (Royal Palace Foundation Amsterdam) 2009

• Howard Hodgkin: Prints. A catalogue raisonné, London (Thames & Hudson) 2005 (review in NRC Handelsblad)

• “Vals en echt in de kunst”, in: Zin in Kunst. Vijf jaar Stichting NedArt, London (Amsterdam) 2004, pp. 75-81

• Articles in: Dictionary of Artists’ Models, London (Fitzroy Dearborn), May 2001

• Rembrandt and his Influence on eighteenth-century German and Austrian Printmakers, exhibition catalogue Museum Het Rembrandthuis (Studies from the Rembrandt Information Centre vol. I), Amsterdam July 1998

• “Rembrandt etchings from the Hermitage”, Print Quarterly, April 1998, vol. XV, no. 1

• “A Rembrandt copperplate”, Print Quarterly, September 1997, vol. XIV, no. 3, pp. 313-14

• “The Discovery of an etched copperplate by Rembrandt”, Kroniek van het Rembrandthuis, August 1997, no. 1-2, pp. 48-50 (news)

• “Copperplate Rembrandt”, Christie’s International Magazine, June 1997, p. 71

• “Etchings by Rembrandt. Reflections of the Golden Age” (book review), Print Quarterly, vol. XIV, no. 2, June 1997, p. 202

• “Van Gogh and the art market”, Apollo, February 1997, vol. CXLV, no. 420, pp. 32-36

• “An early Van Gogh drawing rediscovered”, Christie’s International Magazine, December 1996, p. 93

• “Vincent van Gogh’s Drawings. An analysis of their Function and uses” (unpublished PhD thesis) Courtauld Institute of Art (University of London), 1996

• A. Griffiths, F. Carey, German Printmaking in the Age of Goethe, exhibition catalogue British Museum London (British Museum Press) 1994 (preliminary research)

• “Van Gogh drawings. A closer look”, Apollo, November 1994, vol. CXXL, no. 393, pp. 37-41

• “Van Gogh drawings. The early years” (book review), The Burlington Magazine, August 1996, no. 1121, vol. CXXXVIII, pp. 559-560

• “Revealing Van Gogh. An examination of his papers”, The Paper Conservator, vol. 18, 1994, pp. 30-39

• “Vincent van Gogh. The complete works on paper” (book review), The Burlington Magazine, January 1994, no. 1090, vol. CXXXVI, p. 41

• “Vincent van Gogh: drawings”, Rijksmuseum Kröller-Müller, Otterlo, 1990 (bibliography and research).

• Always check its condition out of the frame. If you have no opportunity to look at the drawing yourself, ask a specialist or a paper conservator to do this on your behalf. In addition, ask the dealer or auction house for a condition report. This service is usually free. Condition reports are available on the websites of the international auction houses such as Sotheby’s, Christie’s and Bonhams.

• Especially in the Dutch period Van Gogh used iron gall ink that may have corroded the paper. A chrome-logwood ink was often applied in the French period. This ink is rather fragile.

• Various drawings were made on inferior quality sketchbook papers.

• Pin- or tack holes on the corners of drawings are useful in telling fakes from genuine drawings. A fake sometimes gives itself away by the placement of the binding holes. Van Gogh was reasonably consistent in the way he pinned down a drawing to his drawing board, which is something forgers have overlooked.

• Van Gogh handled the carpenter’s pencil rather vigorously in the Hague period which may have damaged the paper.

• Be careful when buying an unrecorded Van Gogh drawing which has not been examined by the curator of the Van Gogh museum or an established Van Gogh scholar.

• Always check recent auction results before buying. (See: www.artnet.com or the free sold lots archives of the major auction houses.)

• Once bought avoid hanging the drawing in full light, avoid fluctuating temperatures and humidity, and use a glass that filters UV-light. If the drawing needs treatment, please choose a specialist paper conservator who knows about recent findings on Van Gogh’s use of drawing materials.

• Cf. www.icon.org.uk and www.icn.nl/en

Van Gogh’s letters

If you are interested in van Gogh drawings, you will certainly enjoy reading Van Gogh’s letters that were newly published in 2009. These letters are freely accessible via the Van Gogh Museum: http://vangoghletters.org/vg

You can also enjoy Van Gogh’s letters on your iPhone or iPod Touch with the Van Gogh Museum’s iPhone application “Yours, Vincent”. The application features many of Van Gogh’s works, video interviews with the museum’s experts and new picture galleries that showcase his art.

Available in English and Dutch.

http://itunes.apple.com