van Gogh's letters - unabridged and annotated
 
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Letter from Vincent van Gogh to Theo van Gogh
(2 April 1881)
... materials and also got myself some clothes. I bought two workmen's suits of rough black velvet, of that material known as veloutine. It looks well, and one can wear it everywhere besides, the suits will be of use to me later, because I shall want a great...		Letter from Vincent van Gogh to Theo van Gogh
(c. 18 December 1881)
... I have also paid the model for a few days. And I needed a pair of shoes, and in short, I haven't watched every penny I've spent. So I have overdrawn the 200-franc limit, as all told this trip has cost me 90 guilders. And now I think that Father is rather...		Letter from Vincent van Gogh to Theo van Gogh
(29 December 1881)
... and painting materials will increase. I must also try to dress somewhat better. It is a risky affair, a question of sink or swim. But someday I should have had to set myself up, so what shall I say? It has happened sooner than I expected....
Letter from Vincent van Gogh to Theo van Gogh
(1-2 January 1882)
... more trustworthy, and what more can I want? However, Theo, I shall have to dress a little better now. I know now the direction in which I have to go, and need not hide myself, so I shall not avoid meeting other people - neither shall I seek them. Mauve...		Letter from Vincent van Gogh to Theo van Gogh
(22 January 1882)
... carry out; but it cannot all be done at once. You know my clothes are chiefly old things of yours which have been altered for me, or a few have been bought ready-made and are of poor material. So they look shabby, and especially all my dabbling in paint makes...		Letter from Vincent van Gogh to Theo van Gogh
(c. 14-18 March 1882)
... that will put 30 guilders in my pocket. If something from you were added to that, I would risk buying a few shirts and drawers which I need very, very badly, seeing that the shirts, etc., I own are really getting into a deplorable state and I have only a...
Letter from Vincent van Gogh to Theo van Gogh
(3 June 1882)
... a chance to get even better results. I should be very pleased if you perhaps had in your wardrobe a discarded coat and pair of trousers fit for me. For when I buy something, I do my best to get things which are as practical as possible for working in...		Letter from Vincent van Gogh to Theo van Gogh
(26 July 1882)
... you to see Tersteeg or Mauve, etc. and then, I am so used to my working clothes, in which I can lie or sit on the sand or the grass, whichever is necessary (for in the dunes I never use a chair, only an old fish basket sometimes); so my dress is a little too...		Letter from Vincent van Gogh to Theo van Gogh
(5 or 6 August 1882)
... and had to be replaced by a stronger one. I bought a pair of strong and warm trousers, and as I had bought a pair of strong shoes just before you came, I am now prepared to weather the storm and rain. It is my decided aim to learn from this painting...

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