IDENTITY

Letter 537 — Colour Theory

Nuenen, 1885

Content Summary

On 28 October 1885 at Nuenen, Van Gogh discusses laws of colour and the way colour relationships change through sequence and juxtaposition.

CONTEXT

Topics

Colour Theory, Laws of colour, sequential colour relationships

Materials & Pigments

Related People

Vincent van Gogh, Delacroix

Paintings

RESEARCH

Quotation

Research Focus

The letter records Van Gogh treating colour as a dynamic system in which one colour alters the perception and effect of another.

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