All depends on the work
Vincent van Gogh to Theo van Gogh, from The Hague, 26 July 1882
Be sure, boy, that I am quite my old self again, and be sure I believe that all depends on the work, and that I consider everything in direct relation to it. The new studio is a great improvement on the old one; it makes work easier, and it is much better for posing especially because one can take a greater distance. . . .
By going quietly on with my work I have every hope of eventually getting an entirely new circle of acquaintances to compensate for the loss of the sympathy of Mauve, Tersteeg and others; but I will make no step toward it, not the least - it must come from the work itself.
Letter 220
Translation courtesy of Robert Harrison.
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Be sure, boy, that I am quite my old self again, and be sure I believe that all depends on the work, and that I consider everything in direct relation to it. The new studio is a great improvement on the old one; it makes work easier, and it is much better for posing especially because one can take a greater distance. . . .
By going quietly on with my work I have every hope of eventually getting an entirely new circle of acquaintances to compensate for the loss of the sympathy of Mauve, Tersteeg and others; but I will make no step toward it, not the least - it must come from the work itself.
Letter 220
Translation courtesy of Robert Harrison.
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Tersteeg is Hermanus Gijsbertus Tersteeg (1845-1927), Vincent’s former manager at Goupil & Co art gallery in The Hague.
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