Sunday 1 November 2026
Van Gogh’s jug
The Van GoghHuis Zundert is delighted to announce the recent acquisition of a rare example of Vincent’s ceramic painter’s models.
It concerns a nineteenth-century English pitcher in Japonisme style, 24 cm high, which was recently discovered in Canada by art historian Alexandra van Dongen. The purchase was made possible by the Vincent van GoghHuis Art Fund.
Karin Borghouts was commissioned to reconstruct and photograph a still life featuring this jug.
Karin Borghouts was commissioned to reconstruct and photograph a still life featuring this jug.
In her book Dichter bij Vincent. Alledaagse voorwerpen in het werk van Vincent van Gogh. (Closer to Vincent: Everyday Utensils in the Work of Vincent van Gogh) 2022, art historian and curator of Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen Alexandra van Dongen wrote about the painter’s models used by Zundert’s world-famous artist.
The framed photograph can be viewed in the shop of the Vincent van GoghHuis at Zundert NL during the exhibition ‘The Many Faces of Vincent’ which runs from 1 November 2026 to 3 March 2028. This archival pigment print is available as a limited and signed edition with a certificate of authenticity.