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The Real Van Gogh: the Artist and His Letters

Which letters feature in the exhibition?

The website www.vangoghletters.org features all of Van Gogh’s letters in facsimile, in the original language and in the English translation, as well as images of the sketches. Each letter has a number reference. Selected sheets from the following letters are on display in the exhibition and you can click on the links to read the full letter online:

Introduction
Letter 39
Letter 322
Letter 354
Letter 777

Room 1: Dutch Landscape
Letter 251
Letter 252
Letter 253
Letter 254
Letter 400
Letter 444
Letter 542

Room 2: The Peasant in Action
Letter 172
Letter 392
Letter 421
Letter 453
Letter 489
Letter 491
Letter 492
Letter 528

Room 3.1: Colour
Letter 644
Letter 703

Room 3.2: Japanese Prints
Letter 615

Room 4.1: Portraits
Letter 646
Letter 877
Letter 879
Letter 896

Room 4.2: Art and Literature
Letter 866

Room 5: Arles: The Revelation of the South
Letter 602
Letter 609
Letter 636
Letter 691

Room 6: Cycles of Nature
Letter 597
Letter 627
Letter 714
Letter 722
Letter 756

Room 7: The Late Landscapes
Letter 783
Letter 900
Letter 902
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