![]() One must work long and hard to arrive at the truthful. You must really understand how I regard art. ![]() In these drawings, all from the year 1882, you can see both the struggle and the earnest desire to capture real life that van Gogh describes below. Due to his lack of formal training, it did not come easily to him, especially the drawing of the human figure. This letter to Theo, written in 1882, when Vincent had been studying art, in an idiosyncratic fashion for about two years, expresses Vincent’s developing thoughts.Īt this point, Vincent had not yet begun to paint in oils, focusing on drawing and watercolor (which was often categorized under ‘drawing’ at that time) until he felt that he had mastered form. ![]() Because van Gogh did not begin to study art until he was twenty-seven, years after he had established the habit of writing frequent letters to his brother Theo, the correspondence between the two provides a chronicle of Vincent’s thoughts and emotions as he studied art and searched for a visual language. That Vincent van Gogh is one of the most famous artists in the world may be due, in part, to the efforts of his sister-in-law, who published his letters to his brother after the sudden demise of both brothers. ![]()
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