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Vincent van Gogh — Orphan man, wearing a blouse, sitting with a pipe
Vincent van Gogh

Orphan man, wearing a blouse, sitting with a pipe

1882

A pencil drawing by Vincent van Gogh from 1882 depicting an orphan man wearing a blouse and seated with a pipe. This work is part of van Gogh's early period of figure studies and character sketches.

Medium
pencil on paper
Spotted At
Auction House · Sotheby's

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Modern & Contemporary Day Auction

June 28, 2023

Estimate: $250,000 – $350,000

Lot 343

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About this work

Vincent van Gogh, Orphan man, wearing a blouse, sitting with a pipe, 1882

A pencil drawing by Vincent van Gogh from 1882 depicting an orphan man wearing a blouse and seated with a pipe. This work is part of van Gogh's early period of figure studies and character sketches.

Medium
pencil on paper
Year
1882
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Van Gogh, Character Study, Figure Study, Pencil Drawing, 1880s, Portrait, Figurative

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Collected by

Art Institute of Chicago, Cleveland Museum of Art, Saul Beceiro Novo, Alex Capecelatro, Harvard Art Museums, Marcel Slater