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Letter from Vincent van Gogh to Theo van Gogh
(c. 17 September 1883)
... line
of trees with a few roofs.[Lost]
It is a pity you have not heard anything from C. M.
Of course he need not do anything, but I think it
rather rude never to send a word in reply.
But you must understand one thing - it is increasingly
... | Letter from Vincent van Gogh to Theo van Gogh
(c. 22 October 1883)
... course
I shall not mention to anybody else. If my affairs might change
somewhat for the better, if I could count on C. M.'s buying my
studies for instance, then the best thing for me would be to
stay here, as it is cheaper here; and after I had made some
... | Letter from Vincent van Gogh to Theo van Gogh
(c. 1 February 1884)
... been treated
honestly and are paid.
I owe a great debt to you, however, and if I continued in
exactly the same way, it would grow worse and worse. Now I want
to make you a proposal for the future. Let me send you my work,
and keep what you like for yourself,... |
Letter from Vincent van Gogh to Theo van Gogh
(c. 1 March 1884)
... of a weaver and five pen
drawings. I must also tell you frankly that for my part I'm
sure you're right to say that my work must improve a great
deal, but at the same time I also think that your efforts to do
something with it could become a bit more determined.... | Letter from Vincent van Gogh to Anthon van Rappard
(c. 1 March 1884)
... But let's stop harping on the subject.
I repeat that my idea about my drawings, and the reason I
asked you to show them to people if you have a chance, is based
on circumstances which are to a great extent not my fault - I
am reproached quite often with “not... | Letter from Vincent van Gogh to Theo van Gogh
(c. 11 March 1884)
... it, than 200 francs without that freedom.
If we were more of one mind in our way of looking at things,
I should think an agreement like the one between you and me up
to now by far the best.
And because of too great a difference in our ways of looking
... |
Letter from Vincent van Gogh to Anthon van Rappard
(mid March 1884)
... if you place them
against that.
As for these drawings and art shows, I am not interested in
art shows. But what I am interested in is this. I work every
day, of course - and not a week passes without my doing some
studies like these. I always consider... | Letter from Vincent van Gogh to Anthon van Rappard
(2nd half March 1884)
... me better when I do -
no.
That doesn't alter the fact that, in my view, the reasoning
of the artless fellow who asked of your work, “Does he
paint for money?” is the reasoning of a bloody idiot,
since this intelligent creature evidently... | Letter from Vincent van Gogh to Theo van Gogh
(c. 1 April 1884)
... received your letter and enclosed 250 francs. If I
may consider your letter an answer to my proposal, I can indeed
agree to what you say. In short, to avoid further discussion or
quarreling, in order to have some answer when those leading
ordinary lives accuse... |
