5/31/2023 0 Comments The van gogh letters![]() In the exhibition quotations from the letters guide the visitor through van gogh’s paintings and those of his contemporaries, offering insights into his views on art and the role of the artist. ![]() especially for this exhibition the van gogh museum has been able to secure the loan of three special letters from vincent van gogh to the artist emile bernard (1868-1941) from the morgan library & museum in new york. these documents of more than 120 years ago with their many wonderful letter sketches unite the artist with the letter writer. The 902 letters, of which more than 800 are held in the van gogh museum, chronicle in direct and compelling style the story of his eventful life, the close bond with his brother and confidant theo and the development of his work. these important documents have seldom or never been shown to the public due to their extreme fragility and sensitivity to light. More than 120 original letters are on show alongside the works that van gogh was writing about. van gogh’s letters take centre stage in the exhibition ‘van gogh’s letters: the artist speaks’. ![]() ![]() ![]() Vincent van gogh was not only a ground-breaking artist, but also an ardent letter writer, who left to the world one of the most fascinating and multi-faceted bodies of artistic correspondence that we know. Van gogh’s letters: the artist speaks the exhibition opens today – 9 october 2009 and runs until 3 january 2010 at the van gogh museum, amsterdam ![]()
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