Br. 1990: 341 | CL: 282
From: Vincent van Gogh
To: Theo van Gogh
Date: The Hague, Wednesday, 2 or Thursday, 3 May 1883 more...
Source status:
Original manuscript
Location:
Amsterdam, Van Gogh Museum, inv. no. b305 V/1962
Date:
Vincent thanks Theo for his (first) remittance (l. 2), which arrived ‘this morning’ (l. 129). He writes that ‘the Salon has opened’ (l. 27) – this took place on 1 May. Given that the letter must have been written after letter 338 of 30 April, we have dated it Wednesday, 2 or Thursday, 3 May 1883.
3. For the worsening relations with H.G. Tersteeg, which was the case from February 1882, see letters 208 ff. Tersteeg’s disapproving attitude towards Sien and her children during a visit in July 1882 (he also wrote about Vincent to his father) led to relations being broken off (see letters 247 ff.).