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Letter from Vincent van Gogh to Theo van Gogh
Auvers-sur-Oise, 20 May 1890

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My dear Theo and dear Jo,

After having made Jo's acquaintance, henceforth it will be difficult for me to write only to Theo, but Jo will allow me, I hope, to write in French, because after two years in the Midi, I really think that I shall say what I have to say more clearly this way.
Auvers is quite beautiful, among other things a lot of old thatched roofs, which are getting rare. So I should hope that by settling down to do some canvases of this there would be a chance of recovering the expenses of my stay - for really it is profoundly beautiful, it is the real country, characteristic and picturesque.

Vincent


At this time, Vincent was 37 year old
Source:
Vincent van Gogh. Letter to Theo van Gogh. Written 20 May 1890 in Auvers-sur-Oise. Translated by Robert Harrison, edited by Robert Harrison, number 635.
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