“The best pictures are always those one dreams of when one is smoking a pipe in bed, but which never get done. But still one ought to try, however incompetent one may feel before the unspeakable perfection and radiant splendour of nature.”
Quote by Vincent Van Gogh
Work
Van Gogh on Art and Artists: Letters to Emile Bernard
This book compiles a series of letters exchanged between Vincent van Gogh and Emile Bernard, offering insights into their artistic thoughts and discussions on various artists and art movements of their time. more
Author
Vincent Van Gogh
Vincent Van Gogh was a Dutch Post-Impressionist painter whose work is renowned for its vivid colors and emotional intensity. His paintings, such as 'The Starry Night' and 'Sunflowers', are iconic and have left a significant mark in the history of art. more
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