Collection histories

Otterlo

Kröller-Müller Museum

The Kröller-Müller collection preserves a distinct Van Gogh route through the collecting of Helene Kröller-Müller. The museum identifies 88 Van Gogh paintings in its collection, mainly acquired between 1908 and 1930.

Museum collection

Selected provenance records

  1. Carpenter's Yard and Laundry

    F939, JH150; KM 116.039

    The drawing was acquired from Van Gogh by his uncle C. M. van Gogh in 1882, sold to J. Hidde Nijland before 1904, acquired by Helene Kröller-Müller in 1928, transferred to the Kröller-Müller Foundation in 1932, and entered the museum in Otterlo in 1937.

    Sources
    • Vincent van Gogh: The Drawings (lines 758-777) : Acquisition and institutional transfer chain.

  2. Windmills near Dordrecht

    F850, JH15; KM 126.249

    L. C. Enthoven kept the drawing until his 1920 sale, where Helene Kröller-Müller bought it together with other drawings and paintings. It entered the Kröller-Müller Foundation in 1928 and the museum in 1937.

    Sources
    • Vincent van Gogh: The Drawings (lines 606-628) : 1920 sale purchase by Helene Kröller-Müller and later institutional transfer.

  3. Boy with a Sickle

    F851, JH61; KM 111.847

    J. Hidde Nijland held and loaned the drawing before Helene Kröller-Müller acquired it in 1928. It transferred to the Kröller-Müller Foundation in 1932 and entered the museum in 1937.

    Sources
    • Vincent van Gogh: The Drawings (lines 629-650) : Nijland ownership, 1928 acquisition and institutional transfer.

  4. Woman Sewing

    F1221, JH70; KM 122.653

    The drawing remained with L. C. Enthoven until his 1920 sale, when Helene Kröller-Müller purchased it. It entered the Kröller-Müller Foundation in 1928 and the museum in 1937.

    Sources
    • Vincent van Gogh: The Drawings (lines 651-670) : Enthoven sale, Helene Kröller-Müller acquisition and institutional transfer.

  5. Man at the Fireplace

    F868, JH80; KM 120.849

    After A. Terhell and J. Hidde Nijland, Helene Kröller-Müller purchased the drawing in 1928. It then moved to the Kröller-Müller Foundation in 1932 and the museum in 1937.

    Sources
    • Vincent van Gogh: The Drawings (lines 671-694) : Terhell and Nijland ownership followed by 1928 acquisition and institutional transfer.

  6. Sorrowing Woman

    F1060, JH326; KM 123.495

    Probably sent to the artist's uncle C. M. van Gogh, the drawing was sold by his gallery to Helene Kröller-Müller in 1911. It entered the Kröller-Müller Foundation in 1928 and the museum in 1937.

    Sources
    • Vincent van Gogh: The Drawings (lines 883-899) : Early gallery sale to Helene Kröller-Müller and institutional transfer.