Vincent Van Gogh in Paris: A Turning Point

Published on 12 March 2021, by Anne Doridou-Heim

Auction on 25 March 2021 - 18:00 (CET) - 76, rue du Faubourg-Saint-Honoré - 75008 Paris

In March 1886, the Dutch painter arrived in Paris, where he lived for two years. One hundred and thirty-five years later to the month, a key work from this seminal and productive period is back on the market.

Vincent Van Gogh (1853-1890), Scène de rue à Montmartre (Impasse des Deux Frères... Vincent Van Gogh in Paris: A Turning Point

Vincent Van Gogh (1853-1890), Scène de rue à Montmartre (Impasse des Deux Frères et le moulin à Poivre), 1887, oil on canvas, 46.1 x 61.3 cm (18.14 x 24.16 in).
Estimate: €5,000,000/8,000,000

Scène de rue à Montmartre (Impasse des Deux Frères et le moulin à Poivre) ( Street Scene in Montmartre [Impasse of Deux Frères and the Pepper Mill] ), painted in the spring of 1887 and owned by the same family for a century, has never been exhibited. It is a turning point in Van Gogh’s work; a period of gestation between the early Dutch paintings’ dark tones and the dazzling swirls…

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