I am little curious
Vincent van Gogh to Theo van Gogh, from Nuenen, early June 1884
Well, it is the same with figure painting as it is with landscape. I mean Israels paints a white wall quite differently from Regnault or Fortuny.
And consequently, the figure stands out quite differently against it.
When I hear you mention so many new names, it is not always easy for me to understand because I have seen absolutely nothing of them. And from what you told me about "impressionism," I have indeed concluded that it is different from what I thought, but it's not quite clear to me what it really is.
But for my part, I find Israels, for instance, so enormously great that I am little curious about or desirous for other or newer things.
Letter 371
Translation courtesy of Robert Harrison.
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Well, it is the same with figure painting as it is with landscape. I mean Israels paints a white wall quite differently from Regnault or Fortuny.
And consequently, the figure stands out quite differently against it.
When I hear you mention so many new names, it is not always easy for me to understand because I have seen absolutely nothing of them. And from what you told me about "impressionism," I have indeed concluded that it is different from what I thought, but it's not quite clear to me what it really is.
But for my part, I find Israels, for instance, so enormously great that I am little curious about or desirous for other or newer things.
Letter 371
Translation courtesy of Robert Harrison.
Back to The Way of Vincent: Making art no matter what
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