Finding Van Gogh - The Städel Podcast

Vincent van Gogh
Portrait of Dr Gachet, 1890
Oil on canvas
Private collection
Photo: Bridgeman Images

The empty picture frame of Vincent van Gogh’s „Portrait of Dr Gachet“ in the storage room of the Städel Museum, 2001
Photo: Holde Schneider

Alice Ruben Faber (1866–1939) is one of the first owners of the “Portrait of Dr Gachet”. She is an artist, collector and art patron who lives in Copenhagen. The photograph that presumably shows her lying in bed pregnant with the unframed portrait on the night table beside her is the first known reproduction of Van Gogh’s likeness.
Picture: Anonymous, Alice Ruben Faber with Van Gogh's “Portrait of Dr Gachet”, 1897

Johannes Nichelmann (*1989) has been working as a free-lance reporter, author and moderator for public broadcasting, radio and television since 2008. He leads the way through the story of FINDING VAN GOGH.
Photo: Niklas Vogt

Alexander Eiling (*1974) is the head of the Städel Museum’s collection of modern art and the curator of the exhibition MAKING VAN GOGH. He would have liked to show the “Portrait of Dr Gachet” in the exhibition.
Photo: Jakob Schmidt - Städel Museum

Tomb of Vincent van Gogh, cemetery in Auvers-sur-Oise
Photo: Jakob Schmidt - Städel Museum

Iris Schmeisser (*1972) is a provenance researcher and the head of the Städel Museum’s historical archive. Her work focusses on the history of artworks and their changes of ownership, especially during the Nazi era.
Photo: Jakob Schmidt - Städel Museum

Christopher Burge worked for Christie’s from 1970 to 2012 and was considered one of its top auctioneers. He auctioned off eight of what, at that time, were the world’s ten most expensive artworks. In 1990 he also directed the auction in New York where the “Portrait of Dr Gachet” broke all the records.
Foto: Jakob Schmidt - Städel Museum

Photo: Städel Museum