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Letter from Vincent van Gogh to Theo van Gogh
(15 July 1888)
... the means of
sending people to him.
When I was in Paris, I always wanted to have a showroom of
my own at a café, you know how that fell through.
The exhibition of prints that I had at the Tambourin
influenced Anquetin and Bernard a good deal,... | Letter from Vincent van Gogh to Theo van Gogh
(9 August 1888)
... would fall in love with the country down here. Well, by the end
of the year, supposing he gives you one canvas a month, which
would make altogether a dozen a year, he will have made a
profit on it, not having incurred any debts and working
steadily without... | Letter from Vincent van Gogh to Theo van Gogh
(9 September 1888)
... house, though unfortunately rather
far away. But it would cease to be very, very far if there were
a permanent exhibition in Marseilles. Perhaps in a year's time
we shall see that.
With a handshake,
Ever yours, Vincent
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Letter from Vincent van Gogh to Theo van Gogh
(c. 17 September 1888)
... and
in every way the same as the old.
In principle, and in theory, I am for an association of
artists who guarantee each other's work and living, but in
principle and in theory I am equally against attempts to
destroy old, established businesses. Let them... | Letter from Vincent van Gogh to Theo van Gogh
(24 September 1888)
... not be necessary in
order to live.
However, as everything is done by means of money now, one
has got to think about making it so long as one spends it, but
I have more chance of making it by painting than by drawing. On
the whole there are a good many... | Letter from Vincent van Gogh to Theo van Gogh
(9 October 1888)
... and we have
suffered enough for it.
But I beg you to try to make it up with the Bagues. What I
mean is, we are getting too old to fight against the existing
businesses, and the best policy will probably be to go on
quietly accepting the realities of today.... |
Letter from Vincent van Gogh to Theo van Gogh
(10 October 1888)
... lithographs. This is what I
think:
For you, me, Bernard and Laval to make lithographs at night
is all right - I am sure of that, but I am not
sure about their periodical publication so long as I am not
better off. I have more than enough... | Letter from Theo van Gogh to Vincent van Gogh
(23 October 1888)
... least until your budget balances better.
You will understand that Father Thomas has given me the cold
shoulder; you should have approached him yourself and all that.
Now let's try to wriggle out of the difficulty; the others will
come to us of their own accord.... | Letter from Vincent van Gogh to Theo van Gogh
(c. 12 November 1888)
... My dear Theo,
I have received a letter from M. C. Dujardin on the subject
of the exhibition of my pictures in his black hole. I am go
disgusted at the idea of handing over a canvas in payment for
the proposed exhibition that really there is only one possible
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