Gachet, Paul (1828-1909)
Vincent Van Gogh à son lit de mort (Vincent Van Gogh on his deathbed)
1890
Etching on paper, 12 x 16.9 cm
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
inscription: ‘Vi Van Gogh à son lit de mort (29 Juillet 1890)’
inscription: ‘Van Ryssel/ pseudoniem Dr. Gachet.’
Gachet sketched two portraits of Van Gogh on his deathbed. A sketch, dedicated to Theo van Gogh, is in the collection of the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, inv. no. D753 V/1962. The other sketch is in the collection of the Musée d’Orsay in Paris, inv. no. RF 29928. A total of nine states of the print are known. There are also several proofs that Dr. Gachet and his son distributed them (See: A. de Margerie, p. 184). (RIJKS)
Compare:
Gachet, Paul (1828-1909)
Vincent van Gogh sur son lit de mort
1890
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago
See also:
• Van Gogh, Vincent (1853-1890)