I have to pay for it by being hard up
Vincent van Gogh to Theo van Gogh, from The Hague, c. 10 October 1882
I look forward to the winter with pleasure; it is a delightful season, when one can work regularly. I have some hope I shall get on well. . . . As you know, I carried painting and watercolors further than I originally intended, and now I have to pay for it by being hard up. But we shall get over that, and it must not be a reason for slacking off. I now vary my work by drawing a great deal from the model, though that is also rather expensive, but it fills my portfolios in proportion to its emptying my purse.
If you do not have the whole sum by the twentieth of the month, send me part of it; but I would rather receive it a day sooner than later, as I have to pay the week's rent on that day.
Letter 238
Translation courtesy of Robert Harrison.
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I look forward to the winter with pleasure; it is a delightful season, when one can work regularly. I have some hope I shall get on well. . . . As you know, I carried painting and watercolors further than I originally intended, and now I have to pay for it by being hard up. But we shall get over that, and it must not be a reason for slacking off. I now vary my work by drawing a great deal from the model, though that is also rather expensive, but it fills my portfolios in proportion to its emptying my purse.
If you do not have the whole sum by the twentieth of the month, send me part of it; but I would rather receive it a day sooner than later, as I have to pay the week's rent on that day.
Letter 238
Translation courtesy of Robert Harrison.
Back to The Way of Vincent: Making art no matter what
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