IDENTITY
Letter 500 — Colour Theory & Practice
Nuenen, 1885
Content Summary
On 4–5 May 1885 at Nuenen, Van Gogh discusses orange–blue, yellow–lilac and red–green relationships and applies complementary-colour reasoning to painting.
CONTEXT
Topics
Colour Theory, Practice, Orange-blue, yellow-lilac, red-green
Materials & Pigments
Related People
Vincent van Gogh, Delacroix
Paintings
RESEARCH
Quotation
Research Focus
The letter shows colour theory moving directly into practice, with complementary pairs used as working relationships for constructing and balancing actual paintings.
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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