The Drents Museum in Assen has purchased a painting by Vincent van Gogh. It’s about watercolor Landscape with farm. The artist created the artwork in 1883, while living in Drenthe.

The watercolor was owned by a Canadian family and is rarely displayed, according to the museum. 2.4 million euros were paid for the work. The museum paid eight thousand euros. The rest was paid by, among others, the province, the Mondrian Fund and the VriendenLoterij.

Van Gogh spent three months in Drenthe in September 1883 and created several works during that period. According to the museum, it was inspired by landscapes.

Van Gogh probably painted the purchased work in a small hut or in an open field. “He paints damp, desolate landscapes in vibrant rust colors and hues of purple,” the museum wrote. According to the museum, the palette is a precursor to the color work for which Van Gogh later became famous.

Museum director Harry Toppin is thrilled with the purchase. “It is a story of development in which the landscape of Drenthe is the most important catalyst,” says the director. According to chief curator, Annemeke Rehns, the watercolor goes against the idea that Drenthe was dark and of little importance at the time. “It shows that this is a time full of inspiration, color and promise.”

This is how the canvas was unveiled in the Drenz Museum:

This painting is the third work by Van Gogh that is now in the possession of the museum. The painting was completed in 2019 Burning farm weeds It was purchased together with the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam for €2.8 million. In the year 1997 Peat barge Bought for 2 million guilders, he writes RTV Drenthe.

The painting can be viewed from today until Sunday at the museum, which can be visited for free for this occasion. Then the work will be displayed in various places in the governorate.