Focus on Farmhouse in Provence and explore the Provenance.
The National Gallery of Art reports the correct sequence of ownership for the painting is:
Johanna van Gogh-Bonger (1862–1925), the artist's sister-in-law, of Amsterdam sold the painting in November 1890 through Julien Tanguy Gallery, Paris to the Danish art dealer, Willy Gretor. Five paintings that were sold by Johanna became part of the National Gallery of Art collection.
Willy Gretor gifted the painting to Maria Slavona, a German painter, of Paris and Berlin. It was one of many gifts of Van Gogh paintings by Willie to Maria, with whom he had a daughter, Lilly. Maria then married Otto Ackermann (1871–1963), an art dealer of Paris and Berlin.
From 1919 to at least 1933 Gaston Bernheim de Villers (1870–1953) of Paris owned the painting.
The painting was sold to Capt. Edward H. Molyneux (1891–1974) of Paris.
It was then sold August 15, 1955 to Ailsa Mellon Bruce (1901–1969) of New York.
In 1970 it was bequeathed to the National Gallery of Art, part of the Ailsa Mellon Bruce Collection.Another sequence of ownership was given by J.-B. de la Faille in The Works of Vincent van Gogh, His Paintings and Drawings—a portion of which was apparently in error (i.e., Bernheim-Jeune, Reid and Lefevre, Ackermann, Molyneux.)
Amsterdam Edward H. Molyneux Maria Slavona National Gallery of Art Berlin Willy Gretor Bernheim-Jeune Johanna van Gogh-Bonger Paris Vincent van Gogh Ailsa Mellon Bruce