Sometimes art seems to be something very sublime, and, as you say, something sacred.
VINCENT VAN GOGH
VINCENT VAN GOGH
Vincent Van Gogh on art
“Sometimes art seems to be something very sublime, and, as you say, something sacred.”
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Vincent Van GoghVincent Van Gogh In spite of everything, I shall rise again.
Vincent Van GoghVincent Van Gogh I believe more and more that God must not be judged on this earth. It is one of His sketches that has turned out badly.
Vincent Van GoghVincent Van Gogh I am still far from being what I want to be, but with God’s help I shall succeed.
Vincent Van GoghVincent Van Gogh No, no thought to the winnings. One loves because one loves.
Vincent Van GoghVincent Van Gogh If I succeed in putting some warmth and love into the work, then it will find friends.
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