IDENTITY

Letter 610 — Support & Ground

Arles, 1888

Content Summary

On 14 May 1888 at Arles, Van Gogh discusses the absorbency and coarseness of canvas and the role of its priming.

CONTEXT

Topics

Support, Ground, Absorbency, coarse fabric, primer

Materials & Pigments

Primer

Related People

Vincent van Gogh, Tasset, Theo van Gogh

Paintings

RESEARCH

Quotation

Research Focus

The letter shows Van Gogh attending closely to the interaction between fabric, ground and paint, providing direct evidence that support characteristics mattered to his working process.

Related Work / Relevance

SOURCES & EVIDENCE

Source Type

Letter

Source

Letter 610

Source Edition

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

Source URL

https://vangoghletters.org/en/let610

Evidence Type

Primary Source