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Vincent van Gogh to Theo van Gogh : c. 22 October 1888 » Home < Previous Next > Letter from Vincent van Gogh to Theo van Gogh Arles, c. 22 October 1888 Relevant paintings: "Public Park at Arles," Vincent van Gogh [Enlarge] My dear Theo, I have done another size 30 canvas, “An Autumn Garden,” with two cypresses, bottle green, shaped like bottles, and three little chestnut trees with tobacco and orange-coloured leaves. And a little yew tree with pale citron foliage and a violet trunk, and two little bushes, blood-red and scarlet purple leaves. And some sand, some grass, and some blue sky. And yet I had sworn to myself that I would not work. But it is like that every day, just accidentally I sometimes come upon things so lovely that I have to try to do them after all. Well, the money which you are giving me, and which I keep on asking for more than ever, I will pay back to you in work, and not only for the present but for the past as well. But let me work as long as it is not absolutely impossible. For it would be so much worse if I did not take advantage of the opportunities. Oh my dear boy, if only I could do something, or ... http://www.webexhibits.org/vangogh/letter/18/551.htm · 15.7k |
Vincent van Gogh to Theo van Gogh : c. 21 October 1888 » Home < Previous Next > Letter from Vincent van Gogh to Theo van Gogh Arles, c. 21 October 1888 Relevant paintings: "Sketch by Vincent," Vincent van Gogh [Enlarge] "Lovers: The Poet's Garden IV," Vincent van Gogh [Enlarge] My dear Theo, Thank you for your letter and the 50-franc note it contained. Thank you for writing more about the picture by these Dutch artists. I have had gas put in the studio and in the kitchen, which has cost me 25 francs for the installation. If Gauguin and I worked every night for a fortnight, shouldn't we get it back? Only as G. may come any day now, I absolutely, absolutely need at least 50 francs. I am not ill, but without the slightest doubt I'd get that way if I do not eat really well and if I don't stop painting for a few days. As a matter of fact, I am again pretty nearly reduced to the madness of Hugo van der Goes in Emil Wauter's painting. And if it were not that I have almost a double nature,like that of a monk and that of a painter,I should have - and that long ago - been reduced completely and utterly to the aforesaid condition. ... http://www.webexhibits.org/vangogh/letter/18/556.htm · 16.2k |
Vincent van Gogh to Theo van Gogh : c. 22 July 1888 » Home < Previous Next > Letter from Vincent van Gogh to Theo van Gogh Arles, c. 22 July 1888 Relevant paintings: "Flowering Garden," Vincent van Gogh [Enlarge] "Flowering Garden with Path," Vincent van Gogh [Enlarge] My dear Theo, If I were younger, I'm sure I'd want to suggest to old Boussod that he send you and me to London without any other salary than 200 francs a month credit, but you to get half the profit on the impressionist pictures, which they could deduct from this salary of 200 fr. But our carcasses are no longer young, and to undertake a journey to London in order to scrape together some money for the impressionists would be a job for Boulanger, or Garibaldi, or Don Quixote. And besides, old Boussod would send us away with a flea in our ear if we suggested anything like that to him. Only I would rather see you going to London than to New York. These painter's fingers are growing supple, even though the carcass is going to pieces. And the merchant's head for selling - and a long job to learn it is - is getting more experience too. In our situation, which ... http://www.webexhibits.org/vangogh/letter/18/513.htm · 19.3k |
Vincent van Gogh to Theo van Gogh : 8 October 1888 » Home < Previous Next > Letter from Vincent van Gogh to Theo van Gogh Arles, 8 October 1888 Relevant paintings: "Starry Night over the Rhone," Vincent van Gogh [Enlarge] "Ploughed Field," Vincent van Gogh [Enlarge] "The White Orchard," Vincent van Gogh [Enlarge] "Harvest at La Crau, with Montmajour in the Background," Vincent van Gogh [Enlarge] "Public Park with Weeping Willow: The Poet's Garden I," Vincent van Gogh [Enlarge] "Poet's Garden II," Vincent van Gogh [Enlarge] "The Green Vineyard," Vincent van Gogh [Enlarge] "Self portrait dedicated to Vincent van Gogh (Les Miserables)," Gauguin [Enlarge] "Self portrait," Bernard [Enlarge] "Les Négresses (Aux mangos Tropiques)," Gauguin [Enlarge] "Portrait of the Artist's Mother," Vincent van Gogh [Enlarge] Letter 546 Arles 8 October 1888 (unfinished - not sent) My dear Theo, Thanks for your letter, but I have had a very thin time of it these days, as my money ran out on Thursday, so it was a damnably long time till Monday noon. These four days I have lived mainly on 23 cups of coffee, with bread which I ... http://www.webexhibits.org/vangogh/letter/18/546.htm · 22.4k |
Vincent van Gogh to Theo van Gogh : c. 22 September 1888 » Home < Previous Next > Letter from Vincent van Gogh to Theo van Gogh Arles, c. 22 September 1888 Relevant paintings: "Self-Portrait (Dedicated to Paul Gauguin)," Vincent van Gogh [Enlarge] My dear Theo, Many thanks for your letter and the 100-fr. note it contained. Milliet also came this morning, bringing me the package of Japanese stuff and other things. Among them I very much like the cabaret in two sheets, with the line of violet girl musicians against the yellow lighted wall - I did not know that print, and there are several others which were unknown to me; there is one, a woman's head, which must belong to a good school. I have just bought a dressing table with everything necessary, and my own little room is complete. The other one, Gauguin's or another lodger's, still needs a dressing table and a chest of drawers, and downstairs I shall need a big frying pan and a cupboard. There is no hurry for this, and already I can see myself earning enough to be safe for a long time to come. You cannot think what peace of mind it gives me, I am so set on making an artist's ... http://www.webexhibits.org/vangogh/letter/18/540.htm · 16.6k |
Vincent van Gogh to Theo van Gogh : 8 October 1888 » Home < Previous Next > Letter from Vincent van Gogh to Theo van Gogh Arles, 8 October 1888 Relevant paintings: "Starry Night over the Rhone," Vincent van Gogh [Enlarge] "Ploughed Field," Vincent van Gogh [Enlarge] "Public Park with Weeping Willow: The Poet's Garden I," Vincent van Gogh [Enlarge] "The Green Vineyard," Vincent van Gogh [Enlarge] "Self portrait dedicated to Vincent van Gogh (Les Miserables)," Gauguin [Enlarge] Letter 547 Arles, 8 October 1888 (includes last part of 546) My dear Theo, My whole mind, like yours, is set on Gauguin now. And like you, I hope that he will come right away. This is great about Bague! Not that it amazes me, but I am pleased for Bague, for I always thought him the penitent thief. So if you happen to see him - and if you don't, then go on purpose - let him know that I have a “Starry Night,” the “Furrows,” the “Poet's Garden,” the “Vineyard.” In short, romantic landscapes. Do not say too much about the studies, which certainly are more trouble to do, but are less saleable. If you had sent me 200 fr. I should have done ... http://www.webexhibits.org/vangogh/letter/18/547.htm · 18.1k |
Vincent van Gogh to Theo van Gogh : 22-24 December 1881 » Home < Previous Next > Letter from Vincent van Gogh to Theo van Gogh Etten, 22-24 December 1881 Relevant paintings: "Marcalle Roulin," Van Gogh 1888 [Enlarge] "Marcalle Roulin," Van Gogh 1888 [Enlarge] "Marcalle Roulin," Van Gogh 1888 [Enlarge] "Marcalle Roulin," Van Gogh 1888 [Enlarge] Dear Theo, As Father and Mother are sending you a letter, I'm enclosing a word, but I hope to write you at length soon, that is, after Mauve has been here; he is expected one of these days at Prinsenhage and will also come here. You must know, Theo, that Mauve has sent me a paintbox with paint, brushes, palette, palette knife, oil, turpentine - in short, everything necessary. So it is now settled that I shall begin to paint, and I am glad things have gone so far. Well, I have been drawing a good deal recently, especially studies of the figure. If you saw them now, you would see in what direction I am going. Of course, I am now longing to hear what Mauve will have to say. The other day I made some drawings of children, too, and liked it very much. These are days of great beauty in ... http://www.webexhibits.org/vangogh/letter/10/165.htm · 16.3k |
Vincent van Gogh to Theo van Gogh : 28 October 1888 » Home < Previous Next > Letter from Vincent van Gogh to Theo van Gogh Arles, 28 October 1888 Relevant paintings: "Still Life: Vase with Twelve Sunflowers," Vincent van Gogh [Enlarge] "Still Life: Vase with Fourteen Sunflowers," Vincent van Gogh [Enlarge] "Vincent's Bedroom in Arles," Vincent van Gogh [Enlarge] "Sower," Vincent van Gogh [Enlarge] My dear Theo, About falling ill, I have already told you that I did not think I should, but I'd have fallen ill if my expenditure had continued. For I was terribly uneasy lest I should be forcing you to make an effort beyond your strength. On the one hand I thought that I could not do better than carry through the thing we had begun when persuading Gauguin to join us, and on the other, as you may know from experience, when one is furnishing or settling down, it is a lot more difficult than one thinks. Now I hope to breathe easily at last, since we have all had a tremendous stroke of luck in your being able to sell a picture for Gauguin. One way or another, all three of us, he and you and I, can pull ourselves together ... http://www.webexhibits.org/vangogh/letter/18/558.htm · 17.5k |
Vincent van Gogh to Theo van Gogh : 14 October 1888 » Home < Previous Next > Letter from Vincent van Gogh to Theo van Gogh Arles, 14 October 1888 Relevant paintings: "Self-Portrait (Dedicated to Paul Gauguin)," Vincent van Gogh [Enlarge] My dear Theo, A letter from Gauguin telling me that he has sent you some pictures and studies. I'd be very glad if you could find time to write me some details of what they are. With his letter was one from Bernard, saying that they had received the canvases I sent, and that they are going to keep all seven. Bernard will send me another study in exchange, and the three others, Moret, Laval, and a young man will also send me portraits, I hope. Gauguin has my portrait and Bernard says he would like to have one like it, though he already has one of me, which I exchanged with him some time ago for the portrait of his grandmother. And I am pleased to hear that they did not dislike what I have done in figure painting. I have been and still am nearly half-dead from the past week's work. I cannot do any more yet, and besides, there is a very violent mistral that raises clouds of dust which whiten ... http://www.webexhibits.org/vangogh/letter/18/553.htm · 15.2k |
Vincent van Gogh to Theo van Gogh : 10 October 1888 » Home < Previous Next > Letter from Vincent van Gogh to Theo van Gogh Arles, 10 October 1888 My dear Theo, Thinking and thinking these days how all these expenses of painting are weighing on you, you cannot imagine how disquieted I am. When things happen to us like what you told me in your last letter about Bague, we must be getting very near to selling. Or rather we ought to be getting near to finding some assistance, either from Thomas or some other of the half dealer, half collector type. C. M., without helping us in any other way, could buy one study from us once again. I do not know if you have ever read Les Frères Zemganno by the de Goncourt brothers, which perhaps roughly sketches their life story. If you know it, you will know that I am more afraid than I can say lest the effort to get money exhaust you too much. If I were not so horribly and continually tormented by this uneasiness, I should say that we were getting on, because my work will get better, and my health is much better than in Paris. I see more and more that my work goes infinitely better when I am ... http://www.webexhibits.org/vangogh/letter/18/550.htm · 19.2k |
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