Van Gogh Museum Acquires Only Third Painting by a Female Artist at TEFAF

Van Gogh Museum Acquires Only Third Painting by a Female Artist at TEFAF

At TEFAF Maastricht, the Van Gogh Museum acquired Virginie Demont-Breton’s L’homme est en mer, a painting from 1887–88 that now counts as only the third painting by a woman in the institution’s collection, according to Artnet News. As reported by senior editor Kate Brown, the painting of a woman looking longingly while holding an infant—presumably pining for the titular man at sea—was purchased by the Amsterdam museum with public funds dedicat…