IDENTITY
Letter 526 — Method & Colour & Drawing & Literature
Nuenen, 1885
Content Summary
In August 1885 at Nuenen, Van Gogh brings together colour, memory and drawing procedure, discussing Prussian-blue shadows, chrome-yellow lights and the establishment of centres and masses before contour.
CONTEXT
Topics
Method, Colour, Drawing, Literature, Prussian-blue shadows, chrome-yellow lights, memory, centres/masses before contour
Materials & Pigments
Related People
Vincent van Gogh, Théophile Silvestre, Gigoux, Bracquemond, Mantz
Paintings
RESEARCH
Quotation
Research Focus
The letter is valuable for showing several aspects of Van Gogh’s method operating together: colour organization, work from memory and a constructive drawing process based on masses before outlines.
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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