IDENTITY
Letter 569 — Colour Exercise
Paris, 1886
Content Summary
In September or October 1886 in Paris, Van Gogh describes a colour exercise organized around the complementary pairs blue–orange, red–green and yellow–violet.
CONTEXT
Topics
Colour Exercise, Blue-orange, red-green, yellow-violet
Materials & Pigments
Related People
Vincent van Gogh, Delacroix
Paintings
RESEARCH
Quotation
Research Focus
The exercise documents Van Gogh’s deliberate study of complementary colour relationships during the Paris period and provides a clear bridge between colour theory and practical training.
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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