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IDENTITY
Letter 827 — Explicit Mixture & Broken Tone
Saint-Rémy, 1889
Content Summary
On 9–10 December 1889 at Saint-Rémy, Van Gogh explicitly describes a broken-tone mixture made from white, green and a little carmine.
CONTEXT
Topics
Explicit Mixture, Broken Tone, White + green + a little carmine
Materials & Pigments
White, Green, Carmine
Related People
Vincent van Gogh
Paintings
RESEARCH
Quotation
Research Focus
The passage provides direct evidence of Van Gogh neutralizing and modifying colour through mixture, offering a concrete example of his practical use of broken tones.
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
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