Sunflowers

Richard Nicolaüs Roland Holst, 1892

Roland Holst was one of Vincent van Gogh’s first admirers. He helped organise a Van Gogh exhibition in Amsterdam in the winter of 1892-1893. For the accompanying catalogue he designed a cover illustrating a dying sunflower before the setting sun. Perhaps somewhat less sentimental is this detailed, forcefully drawn study of an overblown sunflower.

  • Artwork typedrawing
  • Object numberRP-T-1979-50
  • Dimensionsheight 490 mm x width 397 mm
  • Physical characteristicspen in zwart op bruin papier

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"flowers: sunflower" by Richard Nicolaüs Roland Holst

Omslagontwerp voor: Richard Roland Holst, Tentoonstelling der nagelaten werken van Vincent Van Gogh, 1892

Richard Nicolaüs Roland Holst, in or before 1892-12

Omslagontwerp voor: Richard Roland Holst, Tentoonstelling der nagelaten werken van Vincent Van Gogh, 1892

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Identification

  • Title(s)

    Sunflowers

  • Object type

  • Object number

    RP-T-1979-50

Creation

  • Creation

    draftsman (artist): Richard Nicolaüs Roland Holst

  • Dating

    1892

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    pen in zwart op bruin papier

  • Dimensions

    height 490 mm x width 397 mm

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  • Subject

Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    R. Roland Holst Bequest

  • Acquisition

    bequest 1938-12-31

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    Collection of the artist; by whom bequeathed, with 349 other drawings, to the Dutch State, 1938;{Note RMA.} transferred to the museum, 1979

  • Remarks

    Please note that this provenance was formulated with a special focus on provenance research for the years 1933-45 and could therefore be incomplete. There may be more (mostly earlier) provenance information known in the museum. In case this item has an uncertain or incomplete provenance for the years 1933-45, the Rijksmuseum welcomes information and assistance in the investigation and clarification of the provenance of all works during that era.

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