IDENTITY
Letter 659 — Cassagne Revisited
Arles, 1888
Content Summary
c. 12 Aug 1888, Arles. Van Gogh thanks Theo for Cassagne's drawing manual, documenting renewed access to a source used in his early training.
CONTEXT
Topics
Drawing, Training, Instructional Literature, Cassagne
Materials & Pigments
Related People
Vincent van Gogh, Armand Théophile Cassagne
Paintings
RESEARCH
Quotation
Research Focus
Van Gogh’s renewed request for and receipt of Cassagne’s drawing manual links his Arles practice back to a source associated with his early artistic training, documenting the persistence of instructional literature within his working life.
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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