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IDENTITY

Letter 193 — Drawing & Paper

Etten, 1881

Content Summary

On 23 December 1881 at Etten, Van Gogh refers to Ingres paper and to making his own sketchbooks for drawing.

CONTEXT

Topics

Drawing, Paper, Ingres paper, homemade sketchbooks

Materials & Pigments

Ingres paper, Paper

Related People

Vincent van Gogh

Paintings

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RESEARCH

Quotation

Research Focus

The letter documents both Van Gogh’s choice of drawing paper and his practical adaptation of materials into homemade sketchbooks for sustained study.

Related Work / Relevance

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SOURCES & EVIDENCE

Source Type

Letter

Source

Letter 193

Source Edition

Vincent van Gogh — The Letters, scholarly online edition (Van Gogh Museum / Huygens ING)

Source URL

https://vangoghletters.org/en/let193

Evidence Type

Primary Source

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