IDENTITY
Letter 863 — Brushes & Palette Order
Saint-Rémy, 1890
Content Summary
In April 1890 at Saint-Rémy, Van Gogh orders brushes, fitch brushes, zinc white, cobalt, Veronese green, ordinary lake, emerald green, chrome yellows, orange lead, ultramarine, geranium lake and seven to ten metres of canvas.
CONTEXT
Topics
Brushes, Palette Order, 6 brushes + 6 fitch brushes, zinc white, cobalt, Veronese green, ordinary lake, emerald green, chrome 1/2, orange lead, ultramarine, geranium lake, 7–10 m canvas
Materials & Pigments
Canvas, Brushes, White, Cobalt, Ultramarine, zinc white, Veronese green, Lake, orange lead, emerald green, geranium lake
Related People
Vincent van Gogh, Theo van Gogh
Paintings
RESEARCH
Quotation
Research Focus
The order provides a late, detailed snapshot of Van Gogh’s studio requirements, documenting both his palette and the continuing scale of his demand for brushes and canvas.
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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