Letter from Vincent van Gogh to Theo van Gogh (23 November 1881) ... different - aye, even opposite - views.
So I do not consider Father an enemy, but a friend who would
be even more my friend if he were less afraid that I might
“infect” him with French “errors” (?).
I think if Father understood my... | Letter from Vincent van Gogh to Theo van Gogh (17 August 1883) ... continue to
understand each other.
I have quarreled with Father very often, but the bond
between us has never quite been broken.
Well, let nature simply follow its own course in this - you
will become what you must, I too will not remain exactly... | Letter from Vincent van Gogh to Theo van Gogh (c. 15 December 1885) ... think of me, as far as that goes.
Certainly it is regrettable that such things much happen.
But then, you see, there are certain recollections as, for
instance, that up to the last Father spoke and behaved toward
me, really, in the same way as the Roman... |