Piles de romans parisiens et roses dans une verre (Romans parisiens) is one of the most important still lifes that Vincent van Gogh ever painted and the largest in scale to come to auction since the late 1980s. It was painted towards the end of van Gogh’s time in Paris in the final months of 1887. One of only four still lifes featuring books that the artist executed during the course of his two years in the French capital, this work is further distinguished by its exceptional exhibition history and unique combination of visual motifs as well as the tour de force application of medium. The present work is one of the artist’s most accomplished from this period.
Piles de romans parisiens et roses dans une verre will be part of Sotheby’s New York The Cindy and Jay Pritzker Collection Evening Auction on 20 November 2025.
