IDENTITY
Letter 253 — Palette & Purchase
The Hague, 1882
Content Summary
On 5 August 1882 at The Hague, Van Gogh records a broad purchase of colours including ochres, cobalt, Prussian blue, Naples yellow, sienna, black, white, carmine, sepia, vermilion, ultramarine and gamboge.
CONTEXT
Topics
Palette, Purchase, Ochres, cobalt, Prussian blue, Naples yellow, sienna, black, white, carmine, sepia, vermilion, ultramarine, gamboge
Materials & Pigments
White, Ochre / ochres, Cobalt, Prussian blue, Naples yellow, Terra Sienna, Black, Carmine, Sepia, Vermilion, Ultramarine, Gamboge, Ivory Black (palette sketch), Red Ochre (palette sketch), Burnt Ochre (palette sketch)
Related People
Vincent van Gogh
Paintings
RESEARCH
Quotation
Research Focus
The order provides direct documentary evidence for the range of colours available to Van Gogh at this stage and offers a concrete snapshot of his early working palette.
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
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