Letter from Vincent van Gogh to Theo van Gogh (22 January 1882) ... I am greatly harassed by scarcity of
funds. Besides, I still have relatively few drawing materials,
or else defective ones. For the present it is sufficient - I
have my paintbox and easel and brushes; but, for instance, this
week my drawing board warped like a barrel... | Letter from Vincent van Gogh to Theo van Gogh (3 June 1882) ... spent less for paint
than other artists, I have spent more on making an
instrument for studying proportion and perspective, the
description of which can be found in a book by Albrecht
Dürer, and which the old Dutch masters also used. It makes
it... | Lettre de Vincent van Gogh à Theo van Gogh (c. 14 March 1888) ... Et
vraiment c'était bien beau.
J'ai fait mes trois dernières études au moyen du cadre perspectif,
que tu me connais. J'attache de l'importance à l'emploi du
cadre, puisqu'il ne me semble pas improbable que dans un avenir peu éloigné
... |