Facsimile of a Letter from Vincent van Gogh to Émile Bernard, 18 March 1888

Facsimile of a Letter from Vincent van Gogh to Émile Bernard, written 18 March 1888, reproduces one of the earliest surviving pages of correspondence from Van Gogh’s first weeks in Arles, complete with his characteristically rushed handwriting and a small pen-and-ink sketch of sailors returning to town with their sweethearts beneath the silhouette of the Langlois drawbridge. Émile Bernard, a young Post-Impressionist painter and one of Van Gogh’s closest correspondents, received dozens of such letters exploring color theory, composition, and the two artists’ shared ambitions. This facsimile captures that exchange at the threshold of the most productive period of Van Gogh’s career.

Artist: Vincent van Gogh (Dutch, 1853-1890). Date: 1888.

Facsimile of a Letter from Vincent van Gogh to Émile Bernard, 18 March 1888. Historical Document Wall Art Canvas Print.