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| Letter from Vincent van Gogh to Theo van Gogh
(20 July 1873)
Dear Theo, Thanks for your letter, which was very welcome. I am glad you are doing well and that you like living with Mr. Schmidt, Mr. Obach was very pleased to have met you. I hope that in the future we shall do much business with each other. That picture of Linder's is very beautiful. As to the photo engravings, I have never seen them being made; I know a little about how they are done, but not enough to explain. At first English art did not appeal to me; one must get used to it. But there are clever painters here, among others, Millais, who has painted: “The Huguenot,” “Ophelia,” etc., of which I think you know the engravings; his things are beautiful. Then there is Boughton, whose “Puritans Going to Church” is in our Galerie Photographique; I have seen wonderful things by him. Among the old painters, Constable was a landscape painter who lived about thirty years ago; he is splendid - his work reminds me of Diaz and Daubigny. Then there are Reynolds and Gainsborough, whose forte was ... | Letter from Vincent van Gogh to Theo van Gogh
(February 1875)
Dear Theo, I have quite filled your little book 1 , and I think it turned out well. When you have a chance send me “La Falaise” [The Cliff] by Jules Breton. Our gallery is ready now and is very beautiful, we have some splendid pictures: Jules Dupré, Michel, Daubigny, Maris, Israëls, Mauve, Bisschop, etc. In April we are going to have an exhibition. Mr. Boussod has promised to send us the best things available: “La Malaria” by Hébert, “La Falaise” by Jules Breton, etc. How I should like to have you here - we must manage that someday. How I should love to show you my room! There is a beautiful exhibition of old art here, including: a large “Descent from the Cross” by Rembrandt; 5 large figures in twilight - you can imagine the sentiment; 5 Ruysdaels; 1 Frans Hals; Van Dijck; a landscape with figures by Rubens; “Autumn Evening” by Titian; 2 portraits by Tintoretto; and some beautiful old English art - Reynolds, Romney, and a splendid Old ... | Letter from Vincent van Gogh to Theo van Gogh
(6 March 1875)
... and “Joan of Arc” by Michelet and also a portrait ... | Letter from Vincent van Gogh to Theo van Gogh
(6 July 1875)
... Portrait d'une dame ... | Letter from Vincent van Gogh to Theo van Gogh
(15 July 1875)
... Champaigne. There is a portrait of her daughter, a nun, in The ... |
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