IDENTITY
Letter 177 — Painting & First Equipment
Etten, 1881
Content Summary
On 17 October 1881 at Etten, Van Gogh discusses acquiring the basic equipment needed for painting, including a painting box, paints, brushes, palette, palette knife, oil and turpentine.
CONTEXT
Topics
Painting, First Equipment, Painting box, paints, brushes, palette, palette knife, oil, turpentine
Materials & Pigments
painting box, Paints, Brushes, Palette, Palette Knife, Oil, Turpentine, Pen
Related People
Vincent van Gogh, Mauve
Paintings
RESEARCH
Quotation
Research Focus
The letter documents an important practical stage in Van Gogh’s transition into painting by recording the core tools and materials with which he was equipping himself.
Related Work / Relevance
SOURCES & EVIDENCE
Source Type
Letter
Source
Source Edition
Vincent van Gogh — The Letters, scholarly online edition (Van Gogh Museum / Huygens ING)
Source URL
Evidence Type
Primary Source, Scholarly Annotation
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