The catalogue presents all of Van Gogh's paintings (approx. 580) executed in France. The author notes that 21 small paintings from the French period housed in the Van Gogh Museum are not included in this catalogue, but can be found in Vol. 2 of the catalogue by the Van Gogh Museum. The publication includes "Notes on Authenticity" and notes on paintings listed in De la Faille's catalogue raisonné (cited in this database). It also reproduces Andries Bonger's 1890 list, the first inventory of Van Gogh's works, and the catalogue of the 1905 Van Gogh exhibition at the Stedelijk Museum. There is also a list of collectors up to 1928, a bibliography, a concordance, and a chronology of the history of reception 1888-1928.