Van Gogh in Private Collections
With an emphasis on SIMILARITY.
Many of Vincent’s works that resemble Farmhouse with Barn and Well are now in Private collections; for example Pollard Willows (or Birches) painted in Arles, April, 1889 – SPECIFICALLY if you look at the edges!
The paint colors at the top edge of FWBAW are VERY similar to Pollard Willows – As is the green, yellow, brown, red, grey and so forth.
One wonders if the edges (pics below) are part of a completely different painting hidden beneath – One ALSO WONDERS if the original painting was at one point larger, and trimmed down to create a completely new one – We KNOW Vincent repainted over several if not dozens of his works.
If one examines these paintings closely, you can CLEARLY see a significant resemblance in paint, brush strokes and execution.
