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The Letters of Vincent Van Gogh (Penguin Classics)

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RM01 Drawing with explanatory text. Possibly enclosed in a letter to Anna van Gogh. London, about July 1874 - May 1875.

Theo, who was named after his father, was the apple of his parents’ eye. Significantly, even at the age of 16 he was being spoken of as ‘our crown and our honour and our joy, just like Vincent, who has that wonderful pleasure’. 53 53. After the birth of his nephew, Van Gogh wrote, "I started right away to make a picture for him, to hang in their bedroom, branches of white almond blossom against a blue sky." [187] Without wishing to, I’ve more or less become some sort of impossible and suspect character in the family, in any event, somebody who isn’t trusted, so how, then, could I be useful to anybody in any way?’ (letter 155). In December 1881 he refused to go to church, which stretched the relationship to breaking point. After a furious row, in which Vincent’s love for his cousin Kee Vos also played a part, he left his parents’ home, and only returned two years later. He not only broke off his ties with the church (which Theo, too, must have done quite early on), 52 52. Van der Veen, Wouter. Van Gogh: A Literary Mind -- Literature in the Correspondence of Vincent van Gogh. Van Gogh Studies 2. Zwolle: Wanders Publishers; Amsterdam: Van Gogh Museum 2009. Below is a collection of more than 100 of the most poignant and revealing of these letters. Van Gogh suffered from frequent mental breakdowns,A sense of duty, self-control, willpower and decency were considered particularly important, and often found expression in such words as ‘well-behaved’, ‘clever’ and ‘respectable’. As the Reverend Van Gogh wrote to Theo: ‘May God bless you for your endeavour to be and become a respectable man’. 68 68. which testify to his dogged pursuit of technical skills such as figure modeling and perspective. At the same time, the letters show the evolution of his theoretical principles. Van Gogh's astute observations about Theo van Gogh and Jo Bonger to Vincent van Gogh. Paris/Amsterdam, on or about Sunday, 6 January 1889. Printed announcement of engagement. last few years, during which his many famous paintings were created, is best understood in the context of the many struggles that preceded them. These struggles are documented in excruciating detail in his letters,

For much of his adult life he was lonely and pushed to learn as much as he could about the world around and about his craft. Margaret Drabble describes the letters from Drenthe as "heart-breaking", as he struggled to come to terms with the "darkness of his hereditary subject matter", the bleak poverty and meanness of Dutch peasant life. This struggle culminated with his painting The Potato Eaters. His friend and mentor Van Rappard disliked the painting. Undeterred, van Gogh moved south, via Antwerp and Paris. His letters from Arles describe his utopian dream of establishing a community of artists who lived together, worked together, and helped each other. In this project he was joined by Paul Gauguin in late 1888. [13] Autograph of letter 716 [ edit ] Letter 716: Vincent van Gogh and Paul Gauguin to Emile Bernard. Arles, Thursday, 1 or Friday, 2 November 1888 Finally, I'd like mention the huge debt of gratitude that I owe to Bob Harrison whose contribution to this section continues to astonish me. This complete online collection of the Van Gogh letters would never have been possible without Bob's unending enthusiasm and tireless support.See also: Sunflowers (Van Gogh series) Paul Gauguin, The Painter of Sunflowers: Portrait of Vincent van Gogh, 1888. Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam The letters are linked by explanatory biographical passages, revealing van Gogh's inner journey as well as the outer facts of his life. This edition also includes the drawings that originally illustrated the letters. Van Gogh scholar Jan Hulsker wrote of van Gogh's letters, "Vincent was able to express himself splendidly, and it is this remarkable writing talent that has secured the letters their lasting place in world literature". Poet W. H. Auden wrote about the letters, "there is scarcely one letter by van Gogh which I... do not find fascinating". [2] Pomerans believes the letters to be on the level of "world literature" based on style and the ability to express himself. In the letters Vincent reflects different facets of his personality and he adopts a tone specific to his circumstances. At the time he went through a stage of religious fanaticism, his letters fully reflect his thoughts; at the time he was involved with Sien Hoornik his letters reflect his feelings. [6] The letters as chronicle of an artist's life [ edit ] Conflicts arose between the brothers. At the end of 1886 Theo found living with Vincent to be "almost unbearable". [116] By early 1887, they were again at peace, and Vincent had moved to Asnières, a northwestern suburb of Paris, where he got to know Signac. He adopted elements of Pointillism, a technique in which a multitude of small coloured dots are applied to the canvas so that when seen from a distance they create an optical blend of hues. The style stresses the ability of complementary colours – including blue and orange – to form vibrant contrasts. [96] [116]

That unity lasted for a long time, but in 1880-1881 tensions arose between Vincent and his father, and lasted until the latter’s death in 1885. Vincent had venerated his father for years, 50 50.

Cf. ‘ Pa’s spirit is so great and many-sided, and at all events I hope that something of it will develop in me’ (letter 100), and ‘Old boy, how wonderful it must be to have a life behind one like Pa has, God grant that we be and that we may become more and more sons after His spirit and heart, something may yet come of that’ (letter 131). but now he mercilessly toppled him from his pedestal because he felt that he attached too much importance to conventions, and from then on life at home was a battlefield. Their views were very different, and Vincent’s unseemly behaviour and appearance irritated his father time and again, while Vincent was annoyed by his father’s narrow-mindedness. 51 51. Letter 716 is a letter sent jointly by Vincent van Gogh and Paul Gauguin to Émile Bernard around 1 November 1888 shortly after Gauguin had joined van Gogh in Arles. Late that summer, van Gogh had completed his second group of Sunflower paintings, among his most iconic paintings, two of which decorated Gauguin's room, as well as his famous painting The Yellow House depicting the house they shared. evolution of his theoretical principles, his formidable intellect and strong work ethic, and his deep connection to the natural world around him. In many of the letters, Van Gogh describes, in painstaking detail FR b2788, the Reverend Van Gogh to Theo, 28 October 1876. Their uncle had a subscription library in his shop in Amsterdam. 47 47. FR b2604. Theo and Cor did not have to do military service either, since replacements were found for them. The schooling of their youngest son was also expensive. When it was decided in July 1884 that Cor was to take up an apprenticeship at the engineering works in Helmond, they had to pay 810 guilders a year, board and lodging included. 38 38.

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