IDENTITY
Letter 659 — Supplies & Consignment
Arles, 1888
Content Summary
On 12 August 1888 at Arles, Van Gogh records receiving a consignment of colours and canvas that included geranium lake.
CONTEXT
Topics
Supplies, Consignment, Geranium lake, Colours, Canvas
Materials & Pigments
Canvas, Lake, geranium lake
Related People
Vincent van Gogh, Theo van Gogh
Paintings
RESEARCH
Quotation
Research Focus
The letter provides direct evidence for the arrival of working materials in Arles and confirms geranium lake among the colours entering Van Gogh’s studio supply.
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
Related Readings