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Letter from Vincent van Gogh to Anthon van Rappard
(August 1884)
... Wagon.” And now I am working
on them. But on condition that I paint the six canvases for
myself but that I bear his dining room in mind, for
instance with regard to their size; he will pay the expenses of
models and paint, whereas the canvases remain... | Letter from Vincent van Gogh to Theo van Gogh
(2nd half September 1884)
... that for myself. Goodbye,
Vincent
It was mere chance that recently I happened to be asked to
do a drawing or a painted study for 20 guilders. I acceded to
this request, but seeing that I suspected (a suspicion which,
on investigation, proved to be well... | Letter from Vincent van Gogh to Theo van Gogh
(October 1884)
... That's what I think.
You must not imagine that I have earned anything by doing
that work for Hermans; the first day I got two bills for the
stretchers, canvases and a number of tubes, amounting to
more than I had received from him to pay for them.... |
Letter from Vincent van Gogh to Theo van Gogh
(3 August 1885)
... my spending a single
guilder except on bread. Last year I had an ugly setback in the
matter of the decoration of a dining room, which I did for
somebody who would not pay me. If you take into consideration
that notwithstanding all my exertions I have not... | Letter from Vincent van Gogh to Theo van Gogh
(c. 9 July 1888)
... sing at least as loud
as a frog.
I have again been thinking that when you remember that I
painted the portrait of père Tanguy , and that he also had the
portrait of mother Tanguy (which they sold), and of their
friend (it is true that for this latter... | Letter from Vincent van Gogh to Theo van Gogh
(8 October 1888)
... quarreled
with either Tripp or Bague.
Only, while not saying too much about the first two batches,
tell Bague that I am very pleased he has bought that study, and
that I shall be doing studies as long as the autumn is
propitious, and that I want him to come... |
Letter from Vincent van Gogh to Theo van Gogh
(10 October 1888)
... 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... | Letter from Vincent van Gogh to His Mother
(c. 20 February 1890)
... I felt at times very much cheered by it;
moreover, yesterday Theo wrote me that they had sold one of my
pictures at Brussels for 400 francs. 1 Compared with
other prices, also those in Holland, this is little, but
therefore I try to be productive to be... | Letter from Theo van Gogh to Vincent van Gogh
(29 March 1890)
... and to write an article about him.
I received the money from your picture from Brussels, and
Maus writes me, “As soon as an opportunity presents
itself please tell your brother that I was extremely glad of
his participation in the Salon of the `XX,'... |
