Letter from Vincent Van Gogh to Theo (1874)
Type Correspondences
Dating
- Date (from)
- 25/09/1888
- Date (to)
- 25/09/1888
Topical date
- Arles
Medium
- paper
Orientation
- vertical
Writing mode
- handwritten
Language/scripts of material
- DUT Dutch
Title
- Letter from Vincent Van Gogh to Theo (1874)
Date (textual)
- 25 September 1888
Date notes
- dating of the letter
Other titles
- "As long as autumn lasts, I will not have enough hands, canvases or colors to paint the beautiful things I see"
Physical description
- Letter from Vincent Van Gogh to his brother Theo, written from Arles on September 25, 1888. In the letter, the painter Van Gogh expresses to his brother his fascination with the colors of autumn and of not having enough hands and colors to paint everything he sees. He also asks his brother Theo to send him some colors so he can continue painting.
Technical features
- Letter written in pen and ink on paper