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Vincent van Gogh, 'Self-Portrait with a Straw Hat (obverse: The Potato Peeler)', 1887

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Bidding on Vincent van Gogh, 'Self-Portrait with a Straw Hat (obverse: The Potato Peeler)', 1887

Passed

Final bid

$2,500
9 bids5 biddersReserve not met
Closed—

This lot was passed — it did not meet its reserve.

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A buyer’s premium of 10% applies to the hammer price. At $2,500 that is $250, for a total of $2,750 excluding shipping and any applicable tax.

Consigned by

Rafael Ortiz-Bennett

@ortizbennett

4.7 from 96 sales

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Catalogue note

Oil on canvas. 16 x 12 1/2 in. (40.6 x 31.8 cm). Vincent van Gogh, 1887.

No independent ownership history accompanies this lot. What The Metropolitan Museum of Art records of its own acquisition is given under Provenance below, and nothing beyond it is asserted.

Dimensions are those given by the holding institution and are sight measurements unless stated. No ultraviolet or infrared examination has been carried out for this catalogue; prospective buyers are asked to satisfy themselves as to condition. Catalogue data for this lot is drawn from The Metropolitan Museum of Art's open-access collections record (CC0 1.0).

Provenance

Not independently established for this sale. The Metropolitan Museum of Art records its own acquisition as: Bequest of Miss Adelaide Milton de Groot (1876-1967), 1967.

Condition

Fair

Visible wear or old repair. Inspect the condition report before bidding.

Condition reports are the house’s opinion, offered in good faith. Lots are sold as viewed; the absence of a remark does not imply the absence of a fault.

Bidding history9 bids from 5 bidders

  1. N••• K.Leading

    Bid

    $2,500

  2. G••• L.

    Automatic bid

    $2,450

  3. G••• L.

    Bid

    $2,300

  4. M••• C.

    Automatic bid

    $2,250

  5. M••• C.

    Bid

    $2,100

  6. A••• S.

    Automatic bid

    $2,050

  7. A••• S.

    Bid

    $1,950

  8. T••• A.

    Automatic bid

    $1,900

  9. T••• A.

    Bid

    $1,800

Bidders are shown by initial, as they would be by paddle in the room. Bids marked “automatic” were placed by the house on a bidder’s behalf, against a maximum only they can see.

Terms of sale

Buyer's premium
10% of the hammer price, added to your invoice.
Reserve
This lot carries a confidential reserve. It will not sell below it.
Anti-snipe
A bid in the closing moments extends the clock so the room can answer.
Settlement
Funds are held on deposit while you lead, and released the moment you are outbid.

Catalogue record

This lot describes a real object held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, whose collection data is published for open access. The object is not for sale; it stands in here so the saleroom can be demonstrated against genuine catalogue records rather than invented ones.

View the museum recordLicence: CC0 1.0