Starving artist

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I cannot help it that my pictures do not sell. Nevertheless the time will come when people will see that they are worth more than the price of the paint.

Vincent Van Gogh

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Topic

Starving artist Art market Art

Author

Vincent Van Gogh

Source

Letters of Vincent Van Gogh

Medium

Letter

Statement Type

Prophecies and predictions

Language

French

Time

1888 1880s 19th century

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Van Gogh, Vincent. Letter to Theo van Gogh. 25 Oct. 1888.

Current Citation

Van Gogh, Vincent. Dear Theo: The Autobiography of Vincent Van Gogh, edited by Irving Stone and Jean Stone. Plume, 1995.