Making desperate “efforts” to force the work I am doing now upon the public would be pretty useless - as I am concentrating on getting on.
Vincent
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Many Van Gogh works are in private collections.
Some are impossible to visit.
10 VG masterpieces you haven't seen in person 👇
(No.10 was sold for 82.5M, the buyer wanted to be cremated with it)
1. Landscape Under a Stormy Sky
@BuiltWorks_com@levelsio@lexfridman Song by Mike Smith about an old couple from Holland (though he never visited) beautifully rendered by Steve Goodman.
"The Dutchman's not the kind of man who keeps his thumb jammed in the dam that holds his dreams in ... "https://t.co/4BSp0DrVEJ
Great admiration for Pieter @levelsio and his dad for the strength of the work ethic inculcated in one by the other! Most admired Dutch men since Vincent Van Gogh and Eric Heiden (speed skater of Dutch extraction). Thank you for this incredible insightful interview @lexfridman!!!
It was tricky to draw people while they were moving, but Vincent wanted his subjects to look alive. He learned anatomy from books, but preferred to draw real-life, hard-working people. They got used to him always being around, thinking he was crazy for working in the rain. 🧹🌦️
To quell misinformation that may abound know that The Mendhams’ Main Streets Project is problem-solving confusion over discontinuous East and West Main Streets in Mendham Twp and Borough. Constructive solutions are welcome in pursuit of Harmony, eastside, westside, all around!
Vincent's small studio in the psychiatric hospital in Saint-Remy (FR). 🪟 With over 30 vacant rooms, Vincent was allowed to use one as a workspace overlooking the garden. The second photo, taken in 1950, shows the window of the little room where Vincent had his studio. 📸