Simply ‘Vincent’

Van Gogh differed from the majority of his contemporaries in that he did not sign most of his paintings. What made him choose the works he did sign? Which were they and what is distinctive about his signatures?

To answer these questions, Julia Engelmayer drew up a comprehensive list for her master’s thesis of all the paintings bearing Vincent van Gogh’s signature. The survey has now been published with an accompanying article: Simply ‘Vincent’: An Overview of Van Gogh’s Signed Paintings.

Van Gogh Museum Articles

Simply ‘Vincent’: An Overview of Van Gogh’s Signed Paintings is the fifth in the series Van Gogh Museum Articles, scholarly articles written by researchers and curators working at or associated with the Van Gogh Museum. As a knowledge centre, the Van Gogh Museum conducts research into Vincent van Gogh and his contemporaries.