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Comment by Phil Cashdollar on March 14, 2009 at 9:29pm

Letter from Theo van Gogh to Vincent van Gogh
Saint-Rémy, 29 March 1890

Letter T31
Paris, 29 March 1890

My dear Vincent,

How happy I should be if I could go to you and shake your hand on the festive occasion of your birthday. Will it be a festive occasion for you, or is your condition still such that you are unhappy? What do you do in the daytime, and do you have something to do to divert your mind? Can you read, and do you get everything you want? After your last letter I hoped that you had entered upon a period of convalescence, and that you could have told me soon after that you were feeling better. My dear brother, how sad it is for us to be at such a distance from one another, and to know so little what the other one is doing. For this reason I am very happy to be able to tell you that I met Dr. Gachet, that physician Pissarro mentioned to me. He gives the impression of being a man of understanding. Physically he is a little like you. As soon as you come here we are going to see him; he comes to Paris several times a week for consultations. When I told him how your crisis came about, he said to me that he didn't believe it had anything to do with madness, and that if it was what he thought he could guarantee your recovery, but that it was necessary for him to see you and to speak with you in order to be able to make a more definite statement. He is a man who may be of use to us when you come here. Have you spoken about it to Dr. Peyron, and what did he say? I have not yet gone back to the Independents, but Pissarro, who went there every day, tells me that you have achieved real success with the artists. There were also art lovers who discussed your pictures with me without my drawing their attention to them. The papers which publish reports on the exhibition are silent about the hall of the impressionists. And it is the best thing they can do, for the majority of those criticisms - well, you know what they are worth.

It is beginning to be real spring here. This afternoon Jo and the baby were in the little square in front of Trinity Church. The shrubs are beginning to get green, and the trees show little green tips peeping forth from the buds, all bathed in beneficent sunshine, and the grey colour of the church against the intense blue of the sky was very beautiful. Jo and the child are very well. It is true that there is a little hitch from time to time, but nothing serious. The doctor who came this week said that he was a magnificent child, and he complimented Jo on him. You will see how funny he is in his movements.

My dear brother, I am anxious to know whether you are feeling better, and to receive particulars about your health. Be of good heart and cling to the hope that things will soon take a turn for the better.

I am sending you some reproductions of etchings by Rembrandt; they are so lovely.

A cordial handshake, and believe me to be your loving brother.

Theo


At this time, Vincent was 36 year old.

Source:
Theo van Gogh. Letter to Vincent van Gogh. Written 29 March 1890 in Saint-Rémy. Translated by Mrs. Johanna van Gogh-Bonger, edited by Robert Harrison, published in The Complete Letters of Vincent van Gogh, Publisher: Bulfinch, 1991, number T31.

(This letter may be freely used, in accordance with the Creative Commons license).

Just thought i'd share this letter with everyone...

Comment by Caroline Philp on January 15, 2009 at 12:12pm

Hi all, love all this sharing of art work, living and learning.

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Comment by annette steens on September 30, 2008 at 9:25am

thanks for all of your lovely invitations Phil!
I joined a book which will come out on october the 2th the birthday of Mahatma Ghandi. Amnesty International will sell it: so buy this wonderful book!
The title is art&freedom in which 74 artists from all over the world tell their visions about those 2 items. It's made for to help to set free Aung San Suu Kyi of Myanmar.

Comment by Phil Cashdollar on September 8, 2008 at 4:41pm

wecome to all the new members of our group... i hope you enjoy it here please start or join in on a discussion... we all may learn something new.... phil

Comment by Vahik Kazarian on August 14, 2008 at 5:33pm

Helo Everyone ...

Comment by katia muñoz on August 12, 2008 at 4:00am

thanks phil for all invitations, hello everyone!!

Comment by Teresa Dominici on August 10, 2008 at 11:43pm

Hi Phil,
thank you for inviting me to be part of your group. I started to paint five years ago, my created work is in acrylic and sometimes I use oil or pastel oil.

Comment by Kriss Erickson on August 9, 2008 at 6:15pm

Like several people have expressed here, I like to experiment. I've used watercolors, acrylics, really, whatever. I've learned a bit of Sumi technique. I tend to make up my own techniques since what works for others doesn't necessarily work for me.

For example, in watercolors, I use the tiniest brushes I have, even to do large areas. This allows me to get more vibrant colors. I also use wet on dry paper, and just barely enough moisture in the watercolor paint as well to spread. I work small enough areas that I can see the bit of spreading that happens on the textured papers I use.

Kriss

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