Netherlands / 1890
Adeline Ravoux
The Cleveland Museum of Art catalogs Adeline Ravoux as painting (Netherlands · 1890).
Adeline Ravoux, at age 13, was not pleased with her portrait and did not think the image resembled her. Today, a photograph exists of Adeline in her late seventies and the resemblance is truly remarkable.
A CLOSER LOOK
The museum identifies this painting as oil on fabric and credits Vincent van Gogh (Dutch, 1853–1890).
The museum's collection notes: In May 1890, Vincent van Gogh arrived in Auvers, a small town north of Paris, where he rented a room at the inn of Arthur Ravoux. This portrait, completed during the last months of the artist’s life, depicts Ravoux’s 13-year-old daughter, Adeline. Van Gogh wrote that rather than photographic resemblance, he wanted his portraits to convey the “impassioned aspects” of contemporary life through the “modern taste for color.”
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