Van Gogh Letters
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From Vincent to Theo, in skeet form by @havetopissbadly.bsky.social
and The prodigal son by Ary Scheffer and the little boat on a stormy sea and one etching, an autumn landscape, view of the heath, which I got from Harry Gladwell on my birthday, and when I think of all of you and then of all those here and of Turnham Green and Richmond and Petersham etc,
September 23, 2025 at 3:55 PM
and The prodigal son by Ary Scheffer and the little boat on a stormy sea and one etching, an autumn landscape, view of the heath, which I got from Harry Gladwell on my birthday, and when I think of all of you and then of all those here and of Turnham Green and Richmond and Petersham etc,
As I sit writing to you in my room and it’s so very, very quiet and I look around at your portraits and the prints on the wall, Christus Consolator and Good Friday and the Women at the sepulchre and The old Huguenot
September 23, 2025 at 3:55 PM
As I sit writing to you in my room and it’s so very, very quiet and I look around at your portraits and the prints on the wall, Christus Consolator and Good Friday and the Women at the sepulchre and The old Huguenot
and then I ran into Mr Reid and Mr Richardson, who are old friends by now.
Last year at this time Mr Richardson was in Paris, and we walked together to Père Lachaise. Afterwards I went to see Van Wisselingh, where I saw sketches for two church windows.
Last year at this time Mr Richardson was in Paris, and we walked together to Père Lachaise. Afterwards I went to see Van Wisselingh, where I saw sketches for two church windows.
May 29, 2025 at 6:21 PM
and then I ran into Mr Reid and Mr Richardson, who are old friends by now.
Last year at this time Mr Richardson was in Paris, and we walked together to Père Lachaise. Afterwards I went to see Van Wisselingh, where I saw sketches for two church windows.
Last year at this time Mr Richardson was in Paris, and we walked together to Père Lachaise. Afterwards I went to see Van Wisselingh, where I saw sketches for two church windows.
The Mater Dolorosa by Delaroche was hanging above her bed.
May 19, 2025 at 9:41 PM
The Mater Dolorosa by Delaroche was hanging above her bed.
Titian, a painting by Leonardo da Vinci, cartoons by Mantegna, a beautiful painting by S. Ruysdael, fruit by Cuyp and so on and so forth.
May 1, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Titian, a painting by Leonardo da Vinci, cartoons by Mantegna, a beautiful painting by S. Ruysdael, fruit by Cuyp and so on and so forth.
There are, among other things, many portraits by Holbein which are very beautiful, and two beautiful Rembrandts (the portrait of his wife and one of a rabbi), and also beautiful Italian portraits by Bellini,
May 1, 2025 at 11:06 PM
There are, among other things, many portraits by Holbein which are very beautiful, and two beautiful Rembrandts (the portrait of his wife and one of a rabbi), and also beautiful Italian portraits by Bellini,
Herewith a little drawing of the view from the school window where the boys stand and watch their parents going back to the station after a visit. Many a boy will never forget the view from that window.
April 26, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Herewith a little drawing of the view from the school window where the boys stand and watch their parents going back to the station after a visit. Many a boy will never forget the view from that window.
Yesterday evening and this morning we all took a walk by the sea. Herewith a bit of seaweed.
April 15, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Yesterday evening and this morning we all took a walk by the sea. Herewith a bit of seaweed.
Gladwell brought me to the train last Friday evening. On my birthday he came in the morning at half past six already, and brought a very beautiful etching after Chauvel for me, an autumn landscape with a flock of sheep on a sandy road.
April 13, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Gladwell brought me to the train last Friday evening. On my birthday he came in the morning at half past six already, and brought a very beautiful etching after Chauvel for me, an autumn landscape with a flock of sheep on a sandy road.
In the train Pa and I talked a lot about paintings, including the paintings by Rembrandt in the Louvre and the portrait of Burgomaster Six and also especially about Michel.
April 12, 2025 at 8:46 PM
In the train Pa and I talked a lot about paintings, including the paintings by Rembrandt in the Louvre and the portrait of Burgomaster Six and also especially about Michel.
I couldn’t resist buying a couple after Millet: I bought the last 3 of The evening angelus, and my brother will of course receive one when the opportunity arises.
April 11, 2025 at 6:36 PM
I couldn’t resist buying a couple after Millet: I bought the last 3 of The evening angelus, and my brother will of course receive one when the opportunity arises.
I’ve seen quite a few paintings that are going to the Salon, including two very beautiful, large Gabriëls, a morning in the meadows, through the dew one sees a town in the distance, the other one was what we would call a watery sun.
April 10, 2025 at 6:22 AM
I’ve seen quite a few paintings that are going to the Salon, including two very beautiful, large Gabriëls, a morning in the meadows, through the dew one sees a town in the distance, the other one was what we would call a watery sun.
I’m very eager to see the two paintings by M. that are going to the Salon.
April 8, 2025 at 9:30 PM
I’m very eager to see the two paintings by M. that are going to the Salon.
That etching after Jules Dupré is beautiful, it’s one from an album of 6 with Dupré’s portrait. He has such a simple and noble face, it reminds me a bit of Mauve’s, though he’s older, and perhaps in reality he looks different from Mauve.
April 5, 2025 at 5:48 PM
That etching after Jules Dupré is beautiful, it’s one from an album of 6 with Dupré’s portrait. He has such a simple and noble face, it reminds me a bit of Mauve’s, though he’s older, and perhaps in reality he looks different from Mauve.
Cabat is a lot like Ruisdael, there are two magnificent paintings by him in the Luxembourg, one a pond with trees around it in the autumn at sunset, and the other the evening of a grey autumn day, a road by the waterside and a couple of large oak trees.
April 5, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Cabat is a lot like Ruisdael, there are two magnificent paintings by him in the Luxembourg, one a pond with trees around it in the autumn at sunset, and the other the evening of a grey autumn day, a road by the waterside and a couple of large oak trees.
Also for Pa a lithograph after Bodmer and an etching by Jacque, and then there’s a lithograph after Cabat for you.
April 5, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Also for Pa a lithograph after Bodmer and an etching by Jacque, and then there’s a lithograph after Cabat for you.
There’s also a package for Mr Tersteeg and one for Mrs Tersteeg, and also one for Mauve and his wife. I wrote and told Mauve that he should ask you for that book about Michel; please show it to him sometime when it suits you.
April 5, 2025 at 3:52 PM
There’s also a package for Mr Tersteeg and one for Mrs Tersteeg, and also one for Mauve and his wife. I wrote and told Mauve that he should ask you for that book about Michel; please show it to him sometime when it suits you.
First of all, one for you containing ‘Felix Holt’, when you’ve read it please send it to Etten, and when they’ve finished it there please send it back here, when you get the chance, because it doesn’t belong to me. It’s a book that touched me deeply, and it will no doubt have the same effect on you.
April 5, 2025 at 3:52 PM
First of all, one for you containing ‘Felix Holt’, when you’ve read it please send it to Etten, and when they’ve finished it there please send it back here, when you get the chance, because it doesn’t belong to me. It’s a book that touched me deeply, and it will no doubt have the same effect on you.
We have ‘Sunday morning’ by Emile Breton here at present. You know it, don’t you?
April 3, 2025 at 1:30 PM
We have ‘Sunday morning’ by Emile Breton here at present. You know it, don’t you?
Herewith what I promised. You’ll like the book by Jules Breton. There’s one poem of his that I found especially moving: ‘Illusions’. Blessed are those whose hearts are thus attuned.
April 2, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Herewith what I promised. You’ll like the book by Jules Breton. There’s one poem of his that I found especially moving: ‘Illusions’. Blessed are those whose hearts are thus attuned.
Also a painting by ? (I can’t remember his name), a monastery where monks receive a stranger and suddenly notice that it is Jesus. Written on the wall of the monastery is L’homme s’agite et Dieu le mène. Qui vous reçoit, me recoit et qui Me reçoit, reçoit celui qui m’a envoyé.
March 30, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Also a painting by ? (I can’t remember his name), a monastery where monks receive a stranger and suddenly notice that it is Jesus. Written on the wall of the monastery is L’homme s’agite et Dieu le mène. Qui vous reçoit, me recoit et qui Me reçoit, reçoit celui qui m’a envoyé.
Gleyre, Lost illusions and Hébert, Christ in the Garden of Olives and Malaria, also Rosa Bonheur, Ploughing etc.
March 30, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Gleyre, Lost illusions and Hébert, Christ in the Garden of Olives and Malaria, also Rosa Bonheur, Ploughing etc.
Français, The end of winter and The cemetery
March 30, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Français, The end of winter and The cemetery
Daubigny, Spring and Autumn
March 30, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Daubigny, Spring and Autumn
Millet, The church at Gréville
March 30, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Millet, The church at Gréville