My only means of paying you
Vincent van Gogh to Mr. Furnee, from Nuenen, 3 August 1885
I have only one thing, and that is steadily improving: I mean my pictures and my drawings.
What I hear people say about them is good as well as bad, and they can all think whatever they like of them. But as for the present case - seeing that they represent my only means of paying you, what do you want? . . .
Do you want me to send you some of my work, so that you will be able to show it to art lovers?
There is nothing I should like better. . . .
I don't think you will be the loser if you try to achieve some success with my paintings. I am willing to send you a number of them, and perhaps they will not disappoint you. It might mean that I should not only be able to pay you, but also to buy even more colors.
Letter 419a
Translation courtesy of Robert Harrison.
Back to The Way of Vincent: Making art no matter what
I have only one thing, and that is steadily improving: I mean my pictures and my drawings.
What I hear people say about them is good as well as bad, and they can all think whatever they like of them. But as for the present case - seeing that they represent my only means of paying you, what do you want? . . .
Do you want me to send you some of my work, so that you will be able to show it to art lovers?
There is nothing I should like better. . . .
I don't think you will be the loser if you try to achieve some success with my paintings. I am willing to send you a number of them, and perhaps they will not disappoint you. It might mean that I should not only be able to pay you, but also to buy even more colors.
Letter 419a
Translation courtesy of Robert Harrison.
Back to The Way of Vincent: Making art no matter what
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