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Letter from Vincent van Gogh to Theo van Gogh (verso)
Vincent van Gogh, 29 December 1881

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Letter from Vincent van Gogh to Theo van Gogh (verso)

Vincent van Gogh (1853 - 1890), The Hague, 29 December 1881

pen and ink on paper, 21 cm x 27.2 cm
Credits (obliged to state): Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam (Vincent van Gogh Foundation)

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b0187V1962v
Credits (obliged to state)
Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam (Vincent van Gogh Foundation)
Dimensions
21 cm x 27.2 cm
Edition 2009

Letter number: 194

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