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Letter from Vincent van Gogh to Theo van Gogh
(late October 1885)
... and superficially people criticize.
You must just let me maintain my pessimism about the art
trade as it is these days, for it does not at all include
discouragement. This is my way of reasoning. Supposing I am
right in considering that curious haggling about... | Letter from Vincent van Gogh to Theo van Gogh
(28 November 1885)
... and
certainly doesn't look dreary.
Now that I have the 3 studies I took along with me here, I
shall try to make contact with the marchands de tableaux
[picture dealers], who seem, however, to live for the most part
in private houses, with no display windows... | Letter from Vincent van Gogh to Theo van Gogh
(6-7 December 1885)
... seen from my window ,
two in the park. I have exhibited one of those
at a dealer's. Further, I have given the ones I brought along
from the country to two others on commission. At a fourth, I
can exhibit a view of the quay as soon as the weather permits
me... |
Letter from Vincent van Gogh to Theo van Gogh
(c. 15 December 1885)
... and went to show it to
some dealers. Two of them were not at home, and one did not
like it, and one complained bitterly that in a fortnight
literally not a single person had shown his face in the store.
This is not very encouraging, especially when the weather... | Letter from Vincent van Gogh to Theo van Gogh
(early January 1886)
... that there are some who want
them.
Today I spoke to a photographer's assistant, and asked him
if he couldn't procure me orders for portraits. He wanted a
commission for every woman he would bring to me for a portrait.
I let the matter rest only in so far... | Lettre de Vincent van Gogh à Theo van Gogh
(26-28 February 1888)
... si tu jugeras
que la manoeuvre soit juste ? Voici,
j'ai pensé moi qu'il fallait faire
un effort de ce côté parce que nous tiendrons Reid
par v Wisselingh, et v Wisselingh par
Tersteeg. Et c'est ce que tu expliqueras à Tersteeg toi-même.... |
Letter from Vincent van Gogh to Theo van Gogh
(26-28 February 1888)
... of your own if you think
it is a good move? You see, my idea was that we must try
something in this direction, because we shall have a hold over
Reid through v. Wisselingh, and over v. Wisselingh through
Tersteeg. And this you will explain to Tersteeg yourself.... | Lettre de Vincent van Gogh à Theo van Gogh
(c. 3 March 1888)
... en la mettant
au net.
Il me semble que ta lettre à Tersteeg complète
la mienne, moi-même je regrettais l'état dans lequel je l'avais mise à la poste. Car tu
te seras aperçu l'idée de faire prendre à Tersteeg l'initiative
... | Letter from Vincent van Gogh to Theo van Gogh
(c. 3 March 1888)
... too much when you make the fair
copy.
It seems to me that your letter to Tersteeg complements
mine, I regretted the state in which I posted it. For you
will have seen that the idea of making Tersteeg take the
initiative in introducing the impressionists... |
