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Dear Theo: Vincent van Gogh's letters

Letter from Vincent van Gogh to his brother Theo, Etten, mid-September 1881
Letter from Vincent van Gogh to his brother Theo, Etten, mid-September 1881 Photograph: Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam (Vincent van Gogh Foundation)
Letter by Vincent van Gogh to his brother Theo, Arles, c. 21 November 1883
Letter by Vincent van Gogh to his brother Theo, Arles, c21 November 1883 Photograph: Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam, (Vincent van Gogh Foundation)
Letter by Vincent van Gogh to his brother Theo, c 13 April 1888
Letter by Vincent van Gogh to his brother Theo, c13 April 1888 Photograph: Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam (Vincent van Gogh Foundation)
Letter from Paul Gauguin to Vincent van Gogh, Le Pouldu, between 10 and 13 November 1889
Letter from Paul Gauguin to Vincent van Gogh, Le Pouldu, between 10 and 13 November 1889 Photograph: Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam (Vincent van Gogh Foundation)
Letter from Vincent van Gogh to Eugène Boch, Arles, 2 October 1888
Letter from Vincent van Gogh to Eugène Boch, Arles, 2 October 1888 Photograph: Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam (Vincent van Gogh Foundation)
Letter from Vincent van Gogh to his brother Theo, Etten, mid-September 1881
Letter from Vincent van Gogh to his brother Theo, Etten, mid-September 1881 Photograph: Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam (Vincent van Gogh Foundation)
Letter from Vincent van Gogh to his brother Theo, Etten, mid-September 1881
Letter from Vincent van Gogh to his brother Theo, Etten, mid-September 1881 Photograph: Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam (Vincent van Gogh Foundation)
Letter from Vincent van Gogh to his brother Theo, Nieuw-Amsterdam, 28 October 1883
Letter from Vincent van Gogh to his brother Theo, Nieuw-Amsterdam, 28 October 1883 Photograph: Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam (Vincent van Gogh Foundation)
Sketch sent with a letter from Vincent van Gogh to Eugène Boch, Arles, 2 October 1888
Sketch sent with a letter from Vincent van Gogh to Eugène Boch, Arles, 2 October 1888 Photograph: Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam (Vincent van Gogh Foundation)
Sketch sent with a letter from Vincent van Gogh to his brother Theo, Arles, 16 October 1888
Sketch sent with a letter from Vincent van Gogh to his brother Theo, Arles, 16 October 1888 Photograph: Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam (Vincent van Gogh Foundation)
Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam (Vincent van Gogh Foundation)
Letter from Vincent van Gogh to Anthon van Rappard, Nuenen, c18 August 1885 Photograph: Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam (Vincent van Gogh Foundation)
A visitor looks at a drawing by Vincent van Gogh at an exhibition of his letters and sketches
A visitor looks at one of Van Gogh's sketches in Amsterdam. View the entire archive of letters online Photograph: Rick Nederstigt/AFP/Getty Images
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