Some real good in my work
Vincent van Gogh to Theo van Gogh, from The Hague, 20 August 1882
Please do not suspect me of being indifferent to earning money; I am trying to find the shortest way to that end. If only those means of earning money be real and lasting, which I personally can only see in the future if there is some real good in my work, not if I aim exclusively at saleability - one has to suffer for that later - but if I study nature carefully.
Letter 227
Translation courtesy of Robert Harrison.
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Please do not suspect me of being indifferent to earning money; I am trying to find the shortest way to that end. If only those means of earning money be real and lasting, which I personally can only see in the future if there is some real good in my work, not if I aim exclusively at saleability - one has to suffer for that later - but if I study nature carefully.
Letter 227
Translation courtesy of Robert Harrison.
Back to The Way of Vincent: Making art no matter what
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