IDENTITY
Letter 596 — Paint Handling
Arles, 1888
Content Summary
On 12 April 1888 at Arles, Van Gogh describes irregular brushstrokes, impasto, areas of uncovered canvas and the reworking of painted passages.
CONTEXT
Topics
Paint Handling, Irregular strokes, impasto, uncovered canvas, reworkings
Materials & Pigments
Canvas
Related People
Vincent van Gogh
Paintings
RESEARCH
Quotation
Research Focus
The letter documents the deliberate variety of Van Gogh’s surface handling, showing that exposed ground, thick paint and revision all belonged to the construction of a finished work.
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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