Jacob Baart de la Faille

Jacob Baart de la Faille (1 June 1886 – 7 August 1959) compiled the first catalogue raisonné of the work of Vincent van Gogh, published in 1928.

[1][2] His catalogue numbers are preceded by an "'F": thus The Starry Night is designated F612.

Shortly after the publication of the original catalogue, de la Faille became involved in a major fraud affair concerning the Berlin art dealer Otto Wacker.

De la Faille had certified the authenticity of 30 paintings which were later determined to be fakes.

Jacob-Baart de la Faille was born in Leeuwarden to a Dutch father, Cornelis Baart de la Faille, and a Belgian mother, Henriette Adriana Krayenhoff.