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Digger

The Hague: c. 15 November 1882
F 1656, JH 262


Technical data

Signed on the transfer paper at lower left (barely legible): Vincent

Transfer lithography; crayon, brush in autographic ink on transfer paper, scraped. All the impressions are printed in black ink.


Four known impressions

Number

City

Collection

Medium

Height

Width

Watermark

Stamp

Technical Data

Comments

3.1

Amsterdam

Van Gogh Museum

Watercolour paper, grey wash

43.5

35.8

None

 

Signed by the artist: Vincent (the signature was spoiled in the printing process and is reinforced with ink). Annotated by the artist in pencil at lower left: 1re épreuve

This impression is pasted onto greenish blue paper (probably done by the artist himself or on his instructions) and has borders drawn with a ruling pen.

3.2

Amsterdam

Van Gogh Museum

Wove paper, worked up with black ink and grey and white gouache

58.1

45.3

   

Verso: two printed ground plans of the "School voor Lager Onderwijs, Schelpkade voor minvermogende [illegible] (arch.[itect] Reinders)"

 

3.3

Paris

Bibliotèque d'Art et d'Archéologie (Fondation Jacques Doucet)

Wove paper, lightly touched with pencil, grey wash

43.0

36.0

 

Stamp at lower centre: D[oucet]

Signed by the artist: Vincent f (the signature was spoiled in the printing process and is reinforced with ink, and the letter f, for fecit, was added in ink). Annotated by the artist in ink at lower left: Epreuve d'essai

 

3.4

Stuttgart

Staatsgalerie Stuttgart, Graphische Sammlung

Wove paper, touched with pencil, gray gouache (?), washed

43.0

35.0

       


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