IDENTITY
Letter 222 — Drawing & Materials
The Hague, 1882
Content Summary
On 1 May 1882 at The Hague, Van Gogh discusses a wide range of drawing materials and procedures, including carpenter’s pencil, Faber pencils, Conté, charcoal, pen, milk and oil-treated charcoal.
CONTEXT
Topics
Drawing, Materials, Carpenter's pencil, Faber B/BB/BBB, Conte, charcoal, pen, milk, oil-charcoal
Materials & Pigments
Oil, carpenter's pencil, Pencil, Faber, Conte, charcoal, Pen, Milk
Related People
Vincent van Gogh, Weissenbruch
Paintings
RESEARCH
Quotation
Research Focus
The letter provides unusually detailed evidence of Van Gogh’s experimental drawing practice and the range of dry and modified media he was testing to obtain different effects.
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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