Facsimile of Gate in the Paris Ramparts

Print

Purdue University Galleries

Name/Title

Facsimile of Gate in the Paris Ramparts

Entry/Object ID

2026.09.252

Description

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

Acquisition

Accession

2026.09

Source or Donor

Purdue University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections

Acquisition Method

Transfer

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.