Is a rolled 95 x 73 cm Sunflowers brought to an Amsterdam framer a painting?

A rolled 95 x 73 cm Sunflowers brought to an Amsterdam framer may be the Van Gogh Museum’s own printed canvas, sold rolled for a framer to stretch. The museum’s webstore sells that full-size print in a tube (checked October 2026), so you can quote it as a stretching job. A painted version would be a new commission from a reference, priced on its own.

Does Dutch law stop an Amsterdam gallery from selling copies of Van Gogh paintings?

Dutch Criminal Code article 326b is aimed at presenting a work as the master’s own, so an honestly described copy is not automatically caught by that article. Keep the “copy after” description with each piece from the day it arrives, and pass it on when the piece sells. For a legal view on your own stock, please ask your adviser.

Is there still time to stock Whistler subjects for the Van Gogh Museum show?

Yes, if the date we confirm leaves your Whistler canvases on the wall for part of the Van Gogh Museum show, which closes on 10 January 2027. Send the titles and quantity this month. If the quoted date lands too close to 10 January, you can plan Gonzalès subjects instead, for the show opening on 12 February 2027.

How can an Amsterdam customer tell a hand-painted Van Gogh copy from the museum’s printed canvas?

Up close, a hand-painted copy shows brushwork, while the Van Gogh Museum’s webstore lists its Sunflowers canvases as prints on photo-matte canvas (checked October 2026). Ours are painted by hand on premium linen, with no printed base. You can also show the daylight approval photos of that exact canvas at your counter.

Can a painted Almond Blossom be larger than the Van Gogh Museum’s largest made-to-order print?

Yes: the Van Gogh Museum’s made-to-order list for Almond Blossom stops at 180 x 140 cm (checked October 2026). For a painted copy, you choose the image width and height. Suitable rolled work comes with an extra 5 cm of blank canvas on every side for your Amsterdam framer. For example, a 200 x 156 cm image travels on a 210 x 166 cm piece of canvas.

Master Copies for Amsterdam Galleries

01 / Beside the museum’s own prints

The Van Gogh Museum already sells Sunflowers on canvas, so give yours a different reason to exist

The Van Gogh Museum’s own webstore lists printed canvases of 16 of its paintings, at EUR 69, EUR 115 and EUR 179 (checked October 2026). Sunflowers is one of only two subjects listed in the largest size, XL. These are another seller’s prices, not ours.

The same webstore also prints collection works to order as giclee canvases, stretched by hand on a wooden frame. Sizes come from a fixed list in the painting’s own proportions. For Almond Blossom, that list runs from 45 x 35 cm to 180 x 140 cm. The store gives 4 to 5 working days to prepare a print, before shipping.

The museum webstore beside your hand-painted stock
What the museum webstore offers (checked October 2026)	What that leaves for your hand-painted stock
Printed canvases of 16 paintings at EUR 69, EUR 115 and EUR 179.	A painted surface that shows its brushwork up close.
Made-to-order prints from a fixed size list in each painting’s own proportions, up to 180 x 140 cm for Almond Blossom.	A subject the museum does not print on canvas, or a size outside that list.
4 to 5 working days to prepare a print, then shipping.	A planned commission with its own timeline. We confirm a feasible date in the quote.

So a standard size or a fast turnaround will not set a painted Van Gogh apart in Amsterdam. Before you stock one, check its subject and size against both museum ranges.

The clearest route is a subject, size or crop those ranges do not offer. Your label then describes the canvas as a copy after the master, as section 02 explains.

Framers face the same choice when a walk-in customer names a museum subject. A painted copy is worth quoting when the customer wants the surface, not just the picture.

Tall vertical palette-knife painting of white blossoms on dark branches, the petals built up in thick ridges of paint, in a thin pale frame on a white background — 01 / Built-up surfacePetals raised in thick ridges of paint.

Long horizontal palette-knife painting of golden autumn vineyard rows sweeping over rolling hills, in a thin black frame on a white background — 02 / Panoramic shapeVineyard rows on a long, low canvas.

Two catalog paintings, not copies of museum works. A built-up painted surface and a long panoramic shape are two things a print in the original’s proportions cannot give your customer.

02 / What the painted face carries

A copy without the master’s signature, and a label that says what it is

Dutch Criminal Code article 326b covers placing a false name or sign on a work to suggest it is by the named artist’s hand. It also reaches holding such a work in stock for sale, or importing it into the Netherlands, as if it were by that artist. So how a copy is marked matters on your shelf, not only in the sales conversation.

Our copies leave the master’s signature off, as our Van Gogh and Rembrandt pages state. The Van Gogh Museum now takes authenticity requests only from accredited art dealers and auction houses, citing an overwhelming number of requests. An unmarked copy can later re-enter the market without the description you gave it, so the label and the reverse matter too.

Three things to settle for each master work

Check the museum record, so your label names the work correctly. If your reference shows a signature, the painted copy leaves it off.

The master and the work title.
The museum record, with its link.
The reverse marking you would like us to confirm, such as “copy after [artist], painted by hand, [year]”.

Your own shop label then reads “copy after …, painted by hand”. You are welcome to ask for a permanent marking on the reverse as well. We confirm in the quote what we can do. When you review the daylight photos, check that the signature corner is clear. Our page on how we paint covers the rest of that review.

03 / Order for the museum calendar

Whistler to 10 January, Matisse to 14 February, Gonzalès from 12 February: three show windows to plan around

Two Amsterdam museums have dated shows of painters who died long ago: Whistler, Matisse and Eva Gonzalès. Treat each show as a planning window for a few canvases, not as a sales forecast. The works we paint follow the rule on our reproductions page.

Gray-blue nocturnes, river views and night views, for Whistler. “Whistler. Dandy and Disruptor” opens at the Van Gogh Museum on 16 October 2026. It closes on 10 January 2027, the earliest deadline of the three.
Earlier Matisse works, for Chez Matisse. The show is at H’ART Museum, Amstel 51, from 3 October 2026 to 14 February 2027. Only Matisse works published before 1931 fit our rule, so name the work and its year in your brief.
Works by Manet’s only student, for Eva Gonzalès. The Van Gogh Museum describes her that way and shows her work from 12 February to 20 June 2027. It opens last of the three, so you can plan these canvases calmly over the winter.

When you send the reference image, include its permissions, as the quote list in our gallery guide asks. Dutch modern masters such as Karel Appel and M.C. Escher are a different case, so please ask us first.

04 / Your quote

Which master’s work are you adding to your Amsterdam range?

Each master raises its own questions in this city. One carries a signature that the copy leaves off. Another is already sold as a printed canvas on the museum webstore. A third has a show that closes on a set date.

The list below covers all three, whether you order one canvas or a few.

The master, the work title and the museum that holds it. For a Rijksmuseum work, add a link to its record.
The reverse marking wording you would like us to confirm.
Image width and height, and whether that size sits outside the museum’s list.
Quantity per subject.
Rolled, stretched or framed.
Your Amsterdam delivery address and the show window you are aiming at.

Studio order & delivery terms

Made by hand: Painted directly on premium linen, with no printed base. Acrylic is standard; oil is available on request. One painter takes each canvas from the first marks to the last.
One piece or a collection: Orders start at one painting, with quantity tiers from 6 and 21 pieces. Mixed designs count together. A sample is a separate single-piece order, priced on its own and not credited against a later order.
Rolled, stretched or framed: You choose the image width and height. Suitable rolled work includes an extra 5 cm of blank canvas on every side for stretching or framing. Please mention a larger allowance before production. Heavy texture should travel stretched or framed.
A complete delivery quote: Your quote sets out the artwork, presentation and delivery charges. We work with more than 200 logistics partners to compare express and sea options. Most destinations are served on DDP terms, with exceptions where local customs rules require another arrangement. The quote states the delivery terms for the Netherlands.
Time for each stage: Painting, your review, transport and any local framing are separate stages. Rush production can be requested, and we confirm a feasible date for the actual order.
Payment: Usually a 50% deposit, with the balance after final approval and before shipping.

Hand-Painted Master Copies for Amsterdam Galleries and Frame Shops