One can earn a living just as well as a blacksmith
Vincent van Gogh to Theo van Gogh, from The Hague, early April 1882
Painting is a profession in which one can earn a living just as well as a blacksmith or a physician. At all events an artist is the exact opposite of a man who lives on his income, and I repeat, if one wants to make a comparison, there is more similarity between an artist and either a blacksmith or a physician.
Letter 184
Translation courtesy of Robert Harrison.
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Painting is a profession in which one can earn a living just as well as a blacksmith or a physician. At all events an artist is the exact opposite of a man who lives on his income, and I repeat, if one wants to make a comparison, there is more similarity between an artist and either a blacksmith or a physician.
Letter 184
Translation courtesy of Robert Harrison.
Back to The Way of Vincent: Making art no matter what
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