van Gogh's letters - unabridged and annotated
 
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Letter from Vincent van Gogh to Theo van Gogh
(2 November 1883)
... finale of the symphony I heard yesterday. The day passed like a dream, I had been so immersed in that heart-rending music all day that I had literally forgotten to eat and drink - I had had a slice of black bread and a cup of coffee in the little inn where...
Letter from Vincent van Gogh to Emile Bernard
(c. 18 June 1888)
... I don't really think is the case. It's the fault of that damned foul wine in Paris and those foul greasy steaks.
Letter from Vincent van Gogh to Theo van Gogh
(9 August 1888)
... at any rate, and also a little in reality. I am happier to feel my old strength returning than I ever thought I could be. I owe this largely to the people at the restaurant where I have my meals at the moment, who really are extraordinary. Certainly I have...
Letter from Vincent van Gogh to Emile Bernard
(c. 28 September 1888)
... of a lack of strengthening food. It is hardly possible to fortify one's body over there; far be it from me to say that when one is going into a hot climate one ought to fatten oneself up first, but what I do say is that one should attend to one's nourishment...
Letter from Vincent van Gogh to Theo van Gogh
(8 October 1888)
... me the louis and the canvas. I have been so hard up since Thursday that from Thursday to Monday I only had two meals; apart from those I had only bread and coffee and even that I had to drink on credit, and had to pay for today. So...
Letter from Vincent van Gogh to Theo van Gogh
(9 October 1888)
... My dear Theo, Yesterday I sent you a wire asking you for another 20 francs, I shall have nothing but that for my food all the week, but I have my frames at last and some stretchers. Only don't let the next letter come later than Sunday, for ...
Letter from Vincent van Gogh to Theo van Gogh
(13 October 1888)
... He will need time to recover, I tell you. I assure you, I believe that if ideas for my work come swarming over me now, and more clearly too, eating decent cooked food has a lot to do with it, and that is what everyone who paints ought to have....
Letter from Theo van Gogh to Vincent van Gogh
(27 October 1888)
... enough to live on than when you were alone. Why don't you try to get credit with some purveyor of food in case I am not there, as happened a short while ago, or if it is impossible for me to send the money at once? I am very happy that Gauguin is with...
Letter from Vincent van Gogh to Theo van Gogh
(c. 6 November 1888)
... certainly find some interesting things. Gauguin and I are going to have our dinner at home today, and we feel as sure and certain that it will turn out well as that it will seem to us better or cheaper. So as not to delay this letter I will finish...

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