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IDENTITY

Letter 620 — Drawing & Speed

Arles, 1888

Content Summary

On 5 June 1888 at Arles, Van Gogh describes making a rapid pen drawing without measuring.

Fishing Boats on the Beach at Saintes-Maries — Vincent van Gogh

CONTEXT

Topics

Drawing, Speed, Rapid pen drawing without measuring

Materials & Pigments

Pen

Related People

Vincent van Gogh

Paintings

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RESEARCH

Quotation

Research Focus

The passage documents a more immediate mode of drawing in which trained observation and speed could replace explicit measurement.

Related Work / Relevance

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SOURCES & EVIDENCE

Source Type

Letter

Source

Letter 620

Source Edition

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

Source URL

https://vangoghletters.org/en/let620

Evidence Type

Primary Source, Scholarly Annotation

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