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Why did Van Gogh take painting lessons in Antwerp?
Vincent van Gogh learned to draw from antique sculptures at the art academy in Antwerp in 1886. A reason he wanted to enroll painting classes from Charles Verlat was the cheap access to models to paint.
"At the moment I’ve left 5 paintings — 2 portraits, 2 landscapes, 1 still life — with Verlat’s painting class at the academy. I’ve just been there again, but each time I haven’t found him there. But I’ll soon be able to let you know how that turns out. And I hope to arrange it so that I can paint from the model at the academy all day, which would make it easier for me, since the models are so awfully expensive that I can’t keep it up.”
Still Life with Bible
Nuenen, 1885
Oil on canvas
65,7 x 78,5 cm
Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam
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136 yeas ago, between 12 and 16 January 1886,
Vincent van Gogh wrote to Theo from Antwerp:"At the moment I’ve left 5 paintings — 2 portraits, 2 landscapes, 1 still life — with Verlat’s painting class at the academy. I’ve just been there again, but each time I haven’t found him there. But I’ll soon be able to let you know how that turns out. And I hope to arrange it so that I can paint from the model at the academy all day, which would make it easier for me, since the models are so awfully expensive that I can’t keep it up.”
Still Life with Bible
Nuenen, 1885
Oil on canvas
65,7 x 78,5 cm
Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam
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