IDENTITY
Letter 575 — Literature & Self-Education
Paris, 1887
Content Summary
Around December 1887 in Paris, Van Gogh refers to reading about Delacroix as part of his continuing artistic self-education.
CONTEXT
Topics
Literature, Self-Education, Delacroix reading
Materials & Pigments
Related People
Vincent van Gogh, Delacroix, Théophile Silvestre
Paintings
RESEARCH
Quotation
Research Focus
The reference documents the role of art literature in Van Gogh’s independent training and his sustained effort to understand colour and artistic practice through the example of Delacroix.
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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