By heart
Vincent van Gogh to Anthon van Rappard, from Nuenen, September 1885
Then I read somewhere else, "When Delacroix paints - it's like a lion devouring a piece of meat." . . . .
Another thing about Delacroix. He had a discussion with a friend about the question of working absolutely after nature, and he said on this occasion that one must get one's studies from nature but that the ultimate picture ought to be made from memory. That friend was walking with him on the boulevard when they were having this discussion - which had already become pretty vehement. When they parted company, the other one still wasn't entirely convinced. Delacroix let him toddle on for a bit after he took his leave, and then (using his two hands as a speaking trumpet) he roared after him in a lusty voice, to the consternation of the respectable citizens passing by, "By heart! By heart!"
Letter R58
Translation courtesy of Robert Harrison.
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Then I read somewhere else, "When Delacroix paints - it's like a lion devouring a piece of meat." . . . .
Another thing about Delacroix. He had a discussion with a friend about the question of working absolutely after nature, and he said on this occasion that one must get one's studies from nature but that the ultimate picture ought to be made from memory. That friend was walking with him on the boulevard when they were having this discussion - which had already become pretty vehement. When they parted company, the other one still wasn't entirely convinced. Delacroix let him toddle on for a bit after he took his leave, and then (using his two hands as a speaking trumpet) he roared after him in a lusty voice, to the consternation of the respectable citizens passing by, "By heart! By heart!"
Letter R58
Translation courtesy of Robert Harrison.
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