Vincent van Gogh, from a letter to his brother Theo
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— Van Gogh, The Letters of Vincent van Gogh
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[…] I’ve got nature & art & poetry, & if that isn’t enough, what is?
Vincent van Gogh, The Letters of Vincent van Gogh — Theo van Gogh - January 1874, tr. Arnold Pomerans
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when Van Gogh said “I want to touch people with my art. I want them to say 'he feels deeply, he feels tenderly'.”, I felt that.
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"(...) the sea, it has its storms, it has its tides and in its depths it has its pearls too."
--Vincent van Gogh, in a letter to Theo van Gogh. November, 1867.
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Illustrated letter to Paul Gauguin by Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890) with a sketch of 'Bedroom at Arles' (Oct 17th 1888).
Image and text information courtesy The Morgan Library and Museum.
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Vincent van Gogh, from a letter to his brother Theo
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Admire as much as you can, most people don’t admire enough.
Vincent van Gogh, from Van Gogh’s letter to Theo (London, January 1874)
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Though I am often in the depths of misery, there is still calmness, pure harmony and music inside me. I see paintings or drawings in the poorest cottages, in the dirtiest corners. And my mind is driven towards these things with an irresistible momentum.
Vincent van Gogh, from ‘The Letters of Vincent van Gogh’ — Theo van Gogh - 21st July 1882, tr. Arnold Pomerans
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