I simply must sell something
But I simply must sell something. If I could afford to, I would keep everything that I am doing now for myself, since if I could just keep it for a year, I feel sure I would get more for it. . . .
The reason I should like to keep them is simply this. When I draw individual figures, it is always with a view to a composition with more figures, for instance a 3rd-class waiting room, or a pawnshop, or an interior. But the larger compositions must mature gradually, and for a drawing with, let's say, 3 seamstresses, one might have to draw 90 seamstresses. Voilà l'affaire.
To Theo van Gogh, from The Hague, 3 March 1882, Letter 178
Translation courtesy of Robert Harrison.
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The reason I should like to keep them is simply this. When I draw individual figures, it is always with a view to a composition with more figures, for instance a 3rd-class waiting room, or a pawnshop, or an interior. But the larger compositions must mature gradually, and for a drawing with, let's say, 3 seamstresses, one might have to draw 90 seamstresses. Voilà l'affaire.
To Theo van Gogh, from The Hague, 3 March 1882, Letter 178
Translation courtesy of Robert Harrison.
Back to The Way of Vincent: Making art no matter what
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