IDENTITY
Letter 889 — Paint Quality & Suppliers
Auvers, 1890
Content Summary
On 17 June 1890 at Auvers, Van Gogh compares tube colours from Tasset and Tanguy and discusses tube filling and the possibility that some paints may have been adulterated.
CONTEXT
Topics
Paint Quality, Suppliers, Tasset vs Tanguy tube colours, tube filling, possible adulteration
Materials & Pigments
Related People
Vincent van Gogh, Tasset, Tanguy, Theo van Gogh
Paintings
RESEARCH
Quotation
Research Focus
The letter documents Van Gogh’s concern with the reliability and quality of commercial paints and shows him evaluating suppliers not only by colour but by the physical integrity of the material.
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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