Head of a Man was brought to Australia in 1939 by the late newspaper publisher Keit Murdoch, father of Rupert, as part of a travelling exhibition. It became stranded on the outbreak of war, and was bought by the National Gallery of Victoria in 1949 for A$4000. It was subsequently valued, as a Van Gogh, at A$25 million. Read more...Source:
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Head of a Man, 1885
Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890)
* Oil on Canvas, 38 X 30 cm
* Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam
(Vincent van Gogh Stichting)
