IDENTITY

Letter 600 — Drawing & Reed Pen

Arles, 1888

Content Summary

On 20 April 1888 at Arles, Van Gogh describes using a local reed cut in the manner of a goose quill for drawing.

CONTEXT

Topics

Drawing, Reed Pen, Local reed cut like a goose quill

Materials & Pigments

Reed Pen, Quill Pen

Related People

Vincent van Gogh

Paintings

RESEARCH

Quotation

Research Focus

The passage documents Van Gogh adapting locally available material into a drawing tool and helps explain the distinctive reed-pen practice of his Arles drawings.

Related Work / Relevance

SOURCES & EVIDENCE

Source Type

Letter

Source

Letter 600

Source Edition

Vincent van Gogh — The Letters, scholarly online edition (Van Gogh Museum / Huygens ING)

Source URL

https://vangoghletters.org/en/let600

Evidence Type

Primary Source, Scholarly Annotation