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Sheet 1 of a letter from Vincent van Gogh to Theo van Gogh (recto)
Vincent van Gogh

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Sheet 1 of a letter from Vincent van Gogh to Theo van Gogh (recto)

Vincent van Gogh (1853 - 1890), Etten

20.7 cm x 26.4 cm
Credits (obliged to state): Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam (Vincent van Gogh Foundation)

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Part of Sheet 1 of a letter from Vincent van Gogh to Theo van Gogh

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Object number
b0184aV1962r
Credits (obliged to state)
Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam (Vincent van Gogh Foundation)
Dimensions
20.7 cm x 26.4 cm
Edition 2009

Letter number: 193

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Popular quotes in this letter

Letter #193 To Theo van Gogh
But all that drivel about good and evil, morality and immorality, I actually care so little about it. For truly, it’s impossible for me always to know what is good, what is evil, what is moral, what is immoral.
Bianca , Brazil Angry
Letter #193 To Theo van Gogh
but look, I love, and how could I feel love if I myself weren’t alive and others weren’t alive?
Irdina Zarith , Malaysia Loving
Letter #193 To Theo van Gogh
And so I now consider myself to be at the beginning of the beginning of making something serious.
Irdina Zarith , Malaysia Sad