Sheet 3 of a letter from Vincent van Gogh to Theo van Gogh with sketch of Pollard Willow

Vincent van Gogh (1853 - 1890), The Hague, 31 July 1882

pen and ink on paper, 14 cm x 13.4 cm
Credits (obliged to state): Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam (Vincent van Gogh Foundation)

Vincent van Gogh (1853 - 1890), The Hague, 31 July 1882

pen and ink on paper, 14 cm x 13.4 cm
Credits (obliged to state): Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam (Vincent van Gogh Foundation)

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Letter #252 To Theo van Gogh

working with love

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Letter #252 To Theo van Gogh

But working with an eye to saleability isn’t exactly the right way in my view, but rather is cheating art lovers. The true artists didn’t do that; the sympathy they received sooner or later came because of their sincerity.

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Letter #252 To Theo van Gogh

Absolute black doesn’t in fact occur. Like white, however, it’s present in almost every colour and forms the endless variety of greys – distinct in tone and strength. So that in nature one in fact sees nothing but these tones or strengths.

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