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To Anna Van Gogh-Carbentus. Saint-Rmy-De-Provence, Wednesday, 19 February 1890 To Anna van Gogh-Carbentus. Saint-Rmy-de-Provence, Wednesday, 19 February 1890. Wednesday, 19 February 1890 Metadata Source status: Original manuscript Location: Amsterdam, Van Gogh Museum, inv. no. b676 V/1962 Date: The letter dates from after 10 February, because Van Gogh refers in the enclosed letter to Willemien (856) to the letter he had written to Aurier (853). Moreover, it must have been written before 22 February, since that is when Van Gogh went to Arles, where he suffered another attack (letter 858). The remark The last few days weve had rather miserable weather here, but today it was a real spring day (ll. 19-21) means that the letter was most likely written on 19 February, when the nearest weather station (at Arles) registered a temperature of 18 degrees Celsius, whereas the three preceding days had had highs of 7.2, 10 and 14 degrees, with precipitation (Mto-France). On the basis of this information we have dated the letter to Wednesday, 19 February 1890. Additional: Most likely enclosed with letter 856 to Willemien. Original [1r:1] Beste Moeder, reeds dagen lang was ik van plan uw brief te beantwoorden maar van schrijven kwam niet door dat ik van smorgens tot savonds zat te schilderen & zoo de tijd verliep. Naar ik mij voorstel zult U even als ik ook veel in gedachten bij Jo en Theo zijn, wat was ik blijde toen de tijding kwam het goed was afgeloopen, erg best Wil gebleven was. Veel liever had ik gehad dat hij zijn jongen naar Pa had genoemd, aan wien ik dezer dagen zoo dikwijls dacht, dan naar mij, maar enfin nu het eenmaal zoo is heb ik dadelijk begonnen een schilderij voor hem te maken om in hun slaapkamer te hangen. Groote takken witte amandelbloessem tegen een blaauwe lucht.1 1 1 2 To Anna van Gogh-Carbentus. Saint-Rmy-de-Provence, Wednesday, 19 February 1890. Ik dank U wel voor de berigten aangaande Cor. U zult wel niet vergeten hem voor mij te groeten als U schrijft. Wat U van Tante Mina schrijft trof mij, dat zij met zooveel geduld haar pijn verdraagt.2 Nu zult U wel weer in Leiden terug zijn. Deze laatste dagen hadden wij hier nog al triest weer maar vandaag was het een ware lentedag en de velden jong koren met de lilas heuvels in t verschiet zoo mooi en de amandel boomen beginnen overal te bloeen. Ik heb nog al erg verwonderd opgekeken van dat artikel dat zij over me geschreven hebben5 Isacson wou het in der tijd doen8 en ik verzocht hem het liever maar in de pen te laten, ik was er bedroefd door toen ik het las omdat het zoo zeer overdreven is; het zit anders in elkaar wat mij draagt bij het werk is juist het gevoel dat er verscheiden zijn die net t zelfde doen als ik en waarom dan een artikel over mij en niet over die 6 of 7 anderen enz.[1v:2] Nu moet ik bekennen dat later toen mijn verwondering wat geweken was ik er bij wijlen erg door opgemonterd me gevoel, gisteren bovendien melde Theo me dat zij een van mijn schilderijen te Brussel verkochten voor 400 francs.10 In vergelijking van andere prijzen, ook de Hollandsche, is dit weinig maar ik tracht daarom productief te zijn om in de redelijke prijzen te kunnen blijven werken. En als we met onze handen ons brood moeten zoeken te verdienen heb ik heel wat kosten in te halen. Zooeven komt de brief van Wil en U, erg dank er voor. ik had u al eerder moeten schrijven doch zooals gezegd door nog al druk werk stond mijn hoofd zoo weinig naar schrijven. Nu denk ik er sterk over van het buitenkansje van tverkoopen van dat schij maar te profiteeren om eens naar Parijs te gaan om Theo eens te bezoeken. En dank zij de dokter hier ga ik in mijn gevoel kalmer & gezonder weg dan ik er kwam. Eens te probeeren hoe t gaat buiten een gesticht is misschien nog al vanzelf sprekend. Het werk zal me mogelijk echter moeielijker vallen als ik weer op vrije voeten me zal bevinden. Enfin we willen t beste hopen. Het is wel zonderling dat mijn vriend met wien ik te Arles een tijd zamen werkte lust zou hebben naar Antwerpen te gaan13 en zoodoende ware ik weer wat digter bij U allen. Maar ik vrees dit Almond blossom (F 671 / JH 1891). 2 For Aunt Mina3s health complaints, see letter 811, n. 8. Mrs van Gogh4 had visited her in Amsterdam (cf. letter 850, n. 23). 5 For Aurier6, Les isols: Vincent van Gogh, and for Mrs van Gogh7s reaction to the article, see letter 845, n. 2. 8 At the beginning of October 1889, Isacson9 had planned to write an article on Van Gogh (see letter 808). 10 The painter Anna Boch11, a sister of Eugne Boch12, had bought Van Goghs The red vineyard (F 495 / JH 1626) at the exhibition of Les Vingt in Brussels. The letter in which Theo reported this to Vincent is not known. On 6 March 1890, Theo recorded in his account book under Rekening Vincent (Account Vincent) the sum of 400 francs, received from Mlle Bock pour tab Vigne rouge (Miss Boch for the painting Red vineyard). He also recorded that he had paid 21.60 francs for the packing of the paintings shown at the exhibition of Les Vingt (29 March 1890). See Account book 2002, p. 45. The works sold are listed in the anonymous article Acquisition dobjets dart, LArt Moderne. Revue Critique des Arts et de la Littrature 10 (23 February 1890), no. 8, pp. 57-59; the sale of Van Goghs painting is recorded on p. 59. 13 Gauguin14 had written this in letter 844. To Anna van Gogh-Carbentus. Saint-Rmy-de-Provence, Wednesday, 19 February 1890. 3 is niet geheel uitvoerbaar, ook al omdat t meen ik kostbarer ware en als men hier gewend is aan t klimaat misschien de gezondheid ook tegen kon vallen, meer in t noorden terug. Enfin ik begin met eens een week of wat te Parijs te probeeren. In gedachten omhelsd door Uw liefh. Vincent. Translation [1r:1] Dear Mother15, Ive been meaning to answer your letter for days, but didnt get round to writing because I was painting from morning till night, and so the time passed. I imagine that your thoughts, like mine, are with Jo16 and Theo. How glad I was when the news came that it had gone well; very good thing Wil17 stayed. Id much rather that hed called his boy after Pa18, whom Ive thought about so often these days, than after me, but anyway, as its been done now I started right away to make a painting for him, to hang in their bedroom. Large branches of white almond blossom against a blue sky.19 I thank you for the news about Cor20. You wont forget to send him my regards when you write, will you? What you write about Aunt Mina21, that she bears her pain with so much patience,22 touched me. You must be back in Leiden again by now. The last few days weve had rather miserable weather here, but today it was a real spring day, and the fields of young wheat and the lilac hills in the distance so beautiful, and the almond trees are beginning to blossom everywhere. I was really rather surprised at that article they wrote about me25 Isacson28 wanted to do it some time ago29 and I asked him not to put pen to paper; I was saddened by it when I read it because its so exaggerated; its not like that precisely what sustains me in my work is the feeling that there are several people who are doing exactly the same as I, and so why an article about me and not about those 6 or 7 others etc.? [1v:2] Now I must confess that later, when my surprise had abated somewhat, I felt very heartened by it at times; yesterday, whats more, Theo informed me that theyd sold one of my paintings in Brussels for 400 francs.31 In comparison with other prices, including the Dutch ones, this isnt 15 Anna Cornelia van Gogh-Carbentus (1819-1907) wife of Theodorus van Gogh, mother of Vincent 16 Johanna (Jo or Net) Gezina van Gogh-Bonger (1862-1925) wife of Theo van Gogh 17 Willemina (Wil or Willemien) Jacoba van Gogh (1862-1941) sister of Vincent 18 Theodorus van Gogh (1822-1885) husband of Anna Cornelia van Gogh-Carbentus, father of Vincent, clergyman 19 Almond blossom (F 671 / JH 1891). 20 Cornelis (Cor) Vincent van Gogh (1867-1900) brother of Vincent 21 Willemina (Mina) Catharina Gerardina Stricker-Carbentus (Aunt Mina) (1816-1904) wife of Johannes Paulus Stricker Sr 22 For Aunt Mina23s health complaints, see letter 811, n. 8. Mrs van Gogh24 had visited her in Amsterdam (cf. letter 850, n. 23). 25 For Aurier26, Les isols: Vincent van Gogh, and for Mrs van Gogh27s reaction to the article, see letter 845, n. 2. 28 Joseph Jacob Isacson (1859-1942) Dutch writer and artist 29 At the beginning of October 1889, Isacson30 had planned to write an article on Van Gogh (see letter 808). 31 The painter Anna Boch32, a sister of Eugne Boch33, had bought Van Goghs The red vineyard (F 495 / JH 1626) at the exhibition of Les Vingt in Brussels. The letter in which Theo reported this to Vincent is not known. On 6 March 1890, Theo recorded in his account book under Rekening Vincent (Account Vincent) the sum of 400 francs, received from Mlle Bock pour tab Vigne rouge (Miss Boch for the painting Red vineyard).
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