If I fail, then I'll try again
Vincent van Gogh to Theo van Gogh, from Nuenen, 1 November 1884
Rappard is doing very well, and many others too, but you can swear by it that they have not been patient and long-suffering and nothing else. We must make progress. Get used to the idea that we must get a move on.
Since my first meeting with Mauve, I have not been grinding in vain on the elements of drawing, as well as of color and of the technique of painting. I have learned new things, but I need Mauve or somebody else who is very clever, not to make me think a great deal of myself, but to give me some courage, which oozes away if things drag too long. Forward - and what the devil do I care if I fail - if I fail, then I'll try again.
Letter 384
Translation courtesy of Robert Harrison.
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Rappard is doing very well, and many others too, but you can swear by it that they have not been patient and long-suffering and nothing else. We must make progress. Get used to the idea that we must get a move on.
Since my first meeting with Mauve, I have not been grinding in vain on the elements of drawing, as well as of color and of the technique of painting. I have learned new things, but I need Mauve or somebody else who is very clever, not to make me think a great deal of myself, but to give me some courage, which oozes away if things drag too long. Forward - and what the devil do I care if I fail - if I fail, then I'll try again.
Letter 384
Translation courtesy of Robert Harrison.
Back to The Way of Vincent: Making art no matter what
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