From 12 February to 20 June 2027, the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, will present Eva Gonzales. A New Perspective, organised in collaboration with the Petit Palais in Paris. The exhibition will offer the first opportunity to see the breadth of Gonzales’ work in one place, exploring the artistic development of a painter who achieved considerable recognition during her lifetime but remains relatively overlooked today.

A contemporary of Vincent van Gogh, Gonzales was among the innovative artists working in Paris in the late nineteenth century. She studied under Édouard Manet, becoming the only formal pupil he ever accepted, and developed an independent artistic practice at the intersection of tradition and modernity.

Her paintings offer an intimate perspective on contemporary Parisian life, depicting portraits, domestic interiors, fashion and everyday scenes. Her sister Jeanne frequently served as her model, while her later pastels reveal an increasingly free and distinctive approach to composition and technique.

The exhibition follows several years of research into Gonzales’ life and work, bringing together paintings, pastels, letters, photographs and archival documents from collections around the world. These materials provide new insights into her artistic ambitions, development and success within the Parisian art world.

Although her work was acquired by the French state and prominent private collectors, Gonzales gradually disappeared from art-historical narratives following her death at the age of 34 in 1883. She is now often discussed in relation to Manet or as a lesser-known figure of Impressionism.

With this retrospective, the Van Gogh Museum aims to reconsider her artistic contribution and restore recognition to one of the significant yet overlooked women artists of nineteenth-century French modernism.

The Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam houses the world’s largest collection of works by Vincent van Gogh, offering an extensive overview of the artist’s life and artistic development. Its collection includes celebrated paintings, drawings and letters, tracing his journey from the early Dutch period to his final years in France. Alongside masterpieces such as The Potato Eaters, Sunflowers and Almond Blossom, the museum presents works by artists who influenced him, providing a broader insight into the artistic movements and relationships that shaped his practice.