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Letter from Vincent van Gogh to Theo van Gogh
(c. 26 September 1883)
... enough that we must give it up?”
Oh, boy, I am so melancholy - I am in a splendid country, I
want to work, I absolutely need it - at the same time, I am
absolutely at a loss as to how to overcome the difficulties,
when I think that all my things are... | Letter from Vincent van Gogh to Theo van Gogh
(c. 14 August 1888)
... you. I am sure she will enjoy herself.
It is a gloomy enough prospect to have to say to myself that
perhaps the painting I am doing will never be of any value
whatever. If it was worth what it cost to do, I could say,
“I never bothered my head about... | Letter from Vincent van Gogh to Theo van Gogh
(c. 29 August 1888)
... still life of
an old pair of shoes .
I have heaps of ideas for my work, and if I go on with
figure painting very industriously, I may possibly find more.
But what's the use? Sometimes I feel too feeble to fight
against existing circumstances, and I should... |
Letter from Vincent van Gogh to Theo van Gogh
(30 April 1889)
... saltpeter were
oozing from the walls.
That was a blow to me, since not only the studio had come to
grief, but even the studies that would have been reminders of
it. It is all so final, and my urge to found something very
simple but lasting was so strong.... | Letter from Vincent van Gogh to Theo van Gogh
(2 May 1889)
... matter what, painting included.
But the money painting costs crushes me with a feeling of
debt and worthlessness, and it would be a good thing if it were
possible that this should stop.
Besides, I have said once and for all, if at present... | Letter from Vincent van Gogh to Theo van Gogh
(22 August 1889)
... what it will mean for my painting.
I no longer see any possibility of having courage or
hope, but after all, it wasn't just yesterday that we found
this job of ours wasn't a cheerful one.
All the same I am pleased that you have got the package... |
Letter from Vincent van Gogh to Theo van Gogh
(3 or 4 September 1889)
... I haven't had any luck here
either.
Perhaps I exaggerate in the misery of my having been bowled
over by my illness again - but I am sort of afraid.
You will say - as I say to myself too - that the fault must
be within me and not in the circumstances... | Letter from Vincent van Gogh to Mr. and Mrs. Ginoux
(30 or 31 December 1889)
... want to be completely recovered tomorrow.
I assure you that last year I almost hated the idea of
regaining my health - of only feeling somewhat better for a
shorter or longer time - always living in fear of relapses - I
almost hated the idea, I tell you -... | Letter from Vincent van Gogh to Theo van Gogh
(4 January 1890)
... some at the same time as this
letter.
For the moment I am overcome with discouragement, but since
this attack was over in a week, what's the use of thinking that
it may in fact come back again? First of all you do not know,
and cannot foresee, how or in... |
