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Sheet 2 of a letter from Vincent van Gogh to Theo van Gogh (verso)
Vincent van Gogh

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Sheet 2 of a letter from Vincent van Gogh to Theo van Gogh (verso)

Vincent van Gogh (1853 - 1890), The Hague

20.7 cm x 27.1 cm
Credits (obliged to state): Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam (Vincent van Gogh Foundation)

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Part of Sheet 2 of a letter from Vincent van Gogh to Theo van Gogh

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Object number
b0214bV1962v
Credits (obliged to state)
Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam (Vincent van Gogh Foundation)
Dimensions
20.7 cm x 27.1 cm
Edition 2009

Letter number: 228

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Popular quotes in this letter

Letter #228 To Theo van Gogh
I’m going to lie in the sand in front of the roots of an old tree and draw them. Wearing a linen smock and smoking my pipe and looking at the deep blue sky... or at the moss or the grass.
Els , Belgium Hopeful
Letter #228 To Theo van Gogh
but then they’ll get my ‘go to hell’ and I’ll say, you left me in the lurch when I was in trouble, friend, I don’t know you, go away, you’re standing in my light.
Irdina Zarith , Malaysia Angry
Letter #228 To Theo van Gogh
. Adieu Theo, it’s late. Pardon me for this letter, I’m tired but wanted to write anyway. I wish you could understand and that I could put it in a clearer and friendlier way, but don’t take offence, and believe me
Irdina Zarith , Malaysia Loving