Gate in the Paris Ramparts

Print

Purdue University Galleries

Name/Title

Gate in the Paris Ramparts

Entry/Object ID

Akeley Archive 252

Description

Reproduction print of van Gogh's painting "Gate in the Paris Ramparts"

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Vincent van Gogh

Attribution

Copy after

Role

Artist

Date made

circa 1887

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Title

Location

Back bottom center

Transcription

Van Gogh. Fortifications of Paris

Material/Technique

Written

Type

Inscription

Location

Back bottom left

Transcription

185

Material/Technique

Written

Type

Inscription

Location

Back bottom left

Transcription

Repr.

Material/Technique

Written

Type

Makers Mark

Location

Front bottom right corner

Material/Technique

Embossed

Notes

Embossed oval with a nude winged man inside. Appears classically inspired.

Dimensions

Height

9-3/8 in

Width

12-1/8 in

Web Links and URLs

"Gate in the Paris Ramparts" at the Van Gogh Museum

Provenance

Notes

Professors Edward Akeley (1894-1984) and Anna Akeley (1904-2004), West Lafayette, Indiana; donated to Purdue University Archives; transferred to Purdue University Galleries.