F943: Jacob Baart de la Faille () [] The Works of Vincent van Gogh. His Paintings and Drawings., Amsterdam: J.M. Meulenhoff, no. 943.
JH156 : Jan Hulsker (1980), The Complete Van Gogh, Oxford: Phaidon, no. 156.
In June 1882 Vincent's work was interrupted both by illness (he
needed hospital treatment for gonorrhea) and by his partner Sien's
difficult confinement. In July he went back to work with a will and this
watercolor, admired by Hulsker, was one of the results. Hulsker remarks
that Vincent's description of it in letter 250
is fascinating. Vincent used a perspective frame (built by the same
carpenter whose yard can be seen in the drawing) for this drawing
(Naifeh and Smith p. 292). Hulsker identifies other watercolors executed
in this month as Bleaching GroundF946, Fish-Drying BarnF945, and Pollard WillowF947 (Hulsker pp. 52-4). Hulsker also thought that Diggers in SchenkwegF927 was the watercolor referred in letter 251 but the VGM dissent and think the present watercolor F943 is the one being referenced.
