I do it rather reluctantly

Vincent van Gogh to Theo van Gogh, from Nuenen, c. 1 February 1884

Toward March I shall send you some watercolors from here. If you do not want them, I will take them to somebody else, but I prefer to deal with you.

Those watercolors will have their faults, yet I do not think it foolish of me to start showing my work, to bring it before the public's eye.

At a certain moment Rappard did the same, and carried it through from the very beginning.

I, for my part, do it rather reluctantly, but I must do it.

Letter 360
Translation courtesy of Robert Harrison.
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