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Oil on canvas 72.5 x 92.0 cm. Arles: September, 1888 F 474, JH 1592 Paris: Musee d'Orsay |
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Secularism is the law, but faith is the rhythm. A Hindu woman’s week may be dictated by vrats (fasts), a Muslim woman’s life by the five prayers and Ramadan, a Sikh woman’s by Seva (selfless service) at the Gurudwara, and a Christian woman’s by Sunday mass.
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The Office vs. The Kitchen: A 2023 survey showed that Indian working women spend an average of 5-6 hours daily on domestic chores, compared to less than 1 hour for men. The “double burden” is literal. She wears heels to a corporate boardroom, negotiates a deal in English, then returns home to remove her nail polish so she can knead dough for rotis without it looking “dirty.” The rise of the didi (maid) has become a lifeline. Even lower-middle-class families prioritize a maid for sweeping and dishes, allowing the woman to work. The unspoken truth is that Indian women’s liberation runs on the labor of poorer women. Secularism is the law, but faith is the rhythm
The Hijab and the Bikini: In Kerala, you will see a woman in a burkini at the beach. In South Mumbai, a Parsi woman wears a G-string under her designer sari. The culture is not binary. The rise of right-wing politics has made the hijab a political symbol, yet Muslim women in Lucknow are starting their own startups. Simultaneously, the #FreeTheNipple movement is nascent, but the sight of a woman breastfeeding in a park is still considered obscene, while a heavily sexualized Bollywood item song plays on prime television. The culture is schizophrenic about the female body: worshipped as Devi (goddess) and policed as a temptress. The Office vs
Digital Feminism: The smartphone is the great equalizer. Rural women in Uttar Pradesh watch YouTube tutorials to learn plumbing and legal rights. Urban women use private Instagram stories (“Close Friends”) to vent about marital rape or workplace harassment—topics still taboo in public. Apps like “Maya” or “Truemeds” allow women to buy reproductive health products and mental health therapy anonymously, bypassing the judgment of the local chemist or the family priest.
The urban woman faces a different stress: the Sanskari expectation to cook fresh meals thrice daily while working a 9-to-5. The rise of tiffin services, meal kits, and supportive husbands (a recent phenomenon) is easing this, but the mental load remains disproportionately hers.
| Owner | City | Country | Date acquired |
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| Johanna van Gogh-Bonger | Amsterdam | Netherlands | |
| Johan Theodoor Uiterwijk (Arts and Crafts Art Gallery) | The Hague | Netherlands | April, 1899 |
| Bas Veth | Bussum | Netherlands | |
| Buffa Art Gallery | Amsterdam | Netherlands | 20 June 1922 |
| F. Moch | Paris | France | |
| Muse d'Orsay | Paris | France | 1975 |
| Year | City | Country | Venue | Exhibition Name | Start Date | End Date | No. |
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| 1889 | Paris | France | Salles de la St d'Horticulture | Salon des artistes indpendants | 3 September 1889 | 4 October 1889 | 272 |
| 1892 | Antwerp | Belgium | Association pour l'art | Kunst van Heden, Art d'Aujourd'hui, 1re Exposition Annuelle | |
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| 1892 | The Hague | Netherlands | Haagsche Kunstkring (Buitenhof) | Werken van Vincent van Gogh | 16 May 1892 | 6 June 1892 | 15 |
| 1894 | Nijmegen | Netherlands | Societit De Vereeniging | Schilder- en beeldhouwkunst | 20 June 1894 | 20 July 1894 | 51 |
| 1896 | Rotterdam | Netherlands | Kunstzalen Oldenzeel | Vincent van Gogh: fransche periode | |
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49 |
| 1901 | Paris | France | Galerie Bernheim-Jeune | Exposition d'Oeuvres de Vincent van Gogh | 15 March 1901 | 31 March 1901 | 65 |
| 1905 | Amsterdam | Netherlands | Stedelijk Museum | Tentoonstelling Vincent van Gogh | 15 July 1905 | 1 August 1905 | 156 |
| 1927 | Paris | France | Galerie Bernheim-Jeune | Vincent van Gogh l'poque franaise | 20 June 1927 | 2 July 1927 | |
| 1931 | Paris | France | Galerie Paul Rosenberg | Oeuvres importantes de grands maitres du dix-neuvime sicle | 18 June 1931 | 21 June 1931 | 43 |
| 1934 | Paris | France | Galerie des Beaux-Arts | Gauguin, ses amis, l'cole de Pont-Aven et l'Academie Julian | |
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148 |
| 1936 | Paris (1) | France | Bibliotque Nationale | Cinquantenaire du Symbolisme | |
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| 1937 | Paris | France | Les Nouveaux Muses, Quai de Tokyo | La vie et l'oeuvre de Van Gogh | |
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| 1960 | Paris (1) | France | Muse Jacquemart-Andr | Vincent van Gogh 1853-1890 | |
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| 2000-01 | Amsterdam | Netherlands | Van Gogh Museum | Light! The Industrial Age 1750-1900. Art and Science, Technology and Society | 20 October 2000 | 11 February 2001 | |
| 2001-02 | Chicago | United States | Art Institute of Chicago | Van Gogh and Gauguin: The Studio of the South | 22 September 2001 | 13 January 2002 | 65 |
| 2002 | Sapporo | Japan | Hokkaido Museum of Modern Art | Vincent & Theo van Gogh | 5 July 2002 | 25 August 2002 | 35 |
| 2002 | Kobe | Japan | Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art | Vincent & Theo van Gogh | 7 September 2002 | 4 November 2002 | 35 |
| 2004 | Melbourne | Australia | National Gallery of Victoria | The Impressionists: Masterpieces from the Muse d'Orsay | 17 June 2004 | 26 September 2004 | |
| 2006-07 | New York | United States | Metropolitan Museum of Art | Czanne to Picasso: Ambroise Vollard, Patron of the Avant-Garde | 14 September 2006 | 7 January 2007 | 122 |
| 2007 | Chicago | United States | Art Institute of Chicago | Czanne to Picasso: Ambroise Vollard, Patron of the Avant-Garde | 17 February 2007 | 12 May 2007 | 122 |
| 2007 | Paris (1) | France | Muse d’Orsay | Czanne to Picasso: Ambroise Vollard, Patron of the Avant-Garde | 19 June 2007 | 16 September 2007 | 122 |
| 2008-09 | New York | United States | Museum of Modern Art | Van Gogh at the Colours of the Night | 21 September 2008 | 5 January 2009 | 31 |
| 2009 | Amsterdam | Netherlands | Van Gogh Museum | Van Gogh at the Colours of the Night | 13 February 2009 | 7 June 2009 | 49 |
| 2009-10 | Canberra | Australia | National Gallery of Australia | Masterpieces from Paris: Van Gogh, Gauguin, Czanne anf Beyond. Post-Impressionism from the Muse d’Orsay. | 2 December 2009 | 18 April 2010 | 49 |
| 2010-11 | San Francisco | United States | De Young Museum | Van Gogh, Gauguin, Czanne and Beyond: Post-Impressionist Masterpieces From the Muse d’Orsay | 25 September 2010 | 18 January 2011 | |
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