Each quotation is extracted from one of 651 letters the artist wrote to Theo, his confidante, ensuring that every one is as authentically “Vincent” as possible.
In this compilation of 20 Van Gogh quotes, you'll find some of the artist's most motivational words of wisdom. While the content of Van Gogh's correspondence paints a picture of these hardships, it also reveals his optimism, making his letters an abundant source of inspiration. This lack of business inevitably led to financial struggles, which worsened his already-failing mental health-and, ultimately, pushed the artist to take his own life at just 37 years old.
From the onset of his career until his final days, he struggled to sell his work, whether based close to home in The Hague, in fin-de-siècle Paris, or even in idyllic Arles. Letter to John Peter Russell, 1888 (Photo: Wikimedia Commons Public Domain)
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