IDENTITY

Letter 710 — Major Palette Order

Arles, 1888

Content Summary

In October 1888 at Arles, Van Gogh places a substantial colour order including zinc and silver white, chrome yellows I and II, Prussian blue, geranium lake and Veronese green.

CONTEXT

Topics

Palette, Paint Order, Zinc white, Silver white, Chrome Yellow I, Chrome Yellow II, Prussian blue, Geranium lake, Veronese green

Materials & Pigments

Zinc white, Silver white, Chrome Yellow I, Chrome Yellow II, Prussian blue, Geranium lake, Veronese green

Related People

Vincent van Gogh, Theo van Gogh

Paintings

RESEARCH

Quotation

Research Focus

The order provides direct documentary evidence for a core group of colours entering Van Gogh’s Arles palette and helps establish the materials available to him during this period.

Related Work / Relevance

SOURCES & EVIDENCE

Source Type

Letter

Source

Letter 710

Source Edition

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

Source URL

https://vangoghletters.org/en/let710

Evidence Type

Primary Source