A certain timidity
Vincent van Gogh to Theo van Gogh, from The Hague, c. 15 February 1883
Is Jules Goupil's work still good? One is inclined to ask that question when one sees men like Emile Wauters and Hoeterinks, for instance, lose their strong grip on reality, replacing it with things which are correct, yes, and have a delicate sentiment, too, but which do not reach the vigor of their earlier work and instead betray a certain timidity.
And it is sad when it's that way.
Letter 267
Translation courtesy of Robert Harrison.
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Is Jules Goupil's work still good? One is inclined to ask that question when one sees men like Emile Wauters and Hoeterinks, for instance, lose their strong grip on reality, replacing it with things which are correct, yes, and have a delicate sentiment, too, but which do not reach the vigor of their earlier work and instead betray a certain timidity.
And it is sad when it's that way.
Letter 267
Translation courtesy of Robert Harrison.
Back to The Way of Vincent: Making art no matter what
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