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Sheet 1 of a letter from Vincent van Gogh to Theo van Gogh (recto)
Vincent van Gogh

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Sheet 1 of a letter from Vincent van Gogh to Theo van Gogh (recto)

Vincent van Gogh (1853 - 1890), Cuesmes

21.2 cm x 27.1 cm
Credits (obliged to state): Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam (Vincent van Gogh Foundation)

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Part of Sheet 1 of a letter from Vincent van Gogh to Theo van Gogh

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Object number
b0153aV1962r
Credits (obliged to state)
Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam (Vincent van Gogh Foundation)
Dimensions
21.2 cm x 27.1 cm
Edition 2009

Letter number: 155

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Popular quotes in this letter

Letter #155 To Theo van Gogh
Someone has a great fire in his soul and nobody ever comes to warm themselves at it, and passers-by see nothing but a little smoke at the top of the chimney and then go on their way.
Alfred , Shanghai Happy
Letter #155 To Theo van Gogh
But on the road that I’m on I must continue; if I do nothing, if I don’t study, if I don’t keep on trying, then I’m lost, then woe betide me. That’s how I see this, to keep on, keep on, that’s what’s needed.
Sara Hopeful
Letter #155 To Theo van Gogh
Up to a certain point you’ve become a stranger to me, and I too am one to you, perhaps more than you think; perhaps it would be better for us not to go on this way.
Diya Sad