Van Gogh Museum Collection Catalogues

Works Collected by Theo and Vincent

The collection amassed by Theo and Vincent van Gogh encompasses many significant works by artists such as Paul Gauguin, Emile Bernard, Camille Pissarro and Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec.

The Dutch Period, 1881–1885

This research shows how Vincent van Gogh evolved in a short space of time from an untutored beginner into a genuine and original master.

Antwerp & Paris, 1885–1888

Extensive art historical and technical research of Van Gogh's paintings from the Antwerp and Paris periods housed in the collection of the Van Gogh Museum.

Odilon Redon and Andries Bonger

Andries Bonger (1861–1936) was an art collector and a good friend of the brothers Theo and Vincent van Gogh. The collection catalogue describes the 36 works by Odilon Redon that are part of the Andries Bonger Collection held in the Van Gogh Museum.

The Early Years, 1880–1883

With some 460 drawings, more than 200 letter sketches and most of Van Gogh's surviving sketchbooks, the Van Gogh Museum holds the largest and richest collection of drawings by the artist. Between 1880 and 1883, Van Gogh developed from a rank novice into an assured draughtsman.

Nuenen, 1883–1885

This second volume of the catalogue of Van Gogh drawings in the museum covers those executed between December 1883 and November 1885 in the Brabant village of Nuenen.

Antwerp & Paris, 1885–1888

This catalogue charts Van Gogh’s transition to more modern work. It examines such topics as the stylistic and thematic innovations in his oeuvre, and his studies at the academy in Antwerp and in the studio of Fernand Cormon in Paris.

Arles, Saint-Rémy & Auvers-sur-Oise, 1888–1890

The fourth and last volume of Van Gogh’s drawings in the collection of the Van Gogh Museum covers the sheets executed in Arles, Saint-Rémy and Auvers-sur-Oise between February 1888 and the artist’s death in July 1890.