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　　篇一：

梵高书信

　　LetterfromVincentvangoghtoTheovangogh

　　Antwerp,earlyJanuary1886

　　Itisalreadylate,butIwillnotputoffacknowledgingthegoodreceiptofyourletter,withenclosed150fr.

　　…ThereisapaintedwindowwhichIthinksuuperb–very,verycurious.Abeach,agreenseawithacastleontherocks,asparklingblueskyofthemostbeautifultonesofblue,greenish,whitish,deeper,higheroftone.

　　Anenormousthree-master,quaintandphantasmal,standsoutagainstthesky,diffusioneverywhere,lightinthedark,darkinthelight.IntheblueafigureoftheholyVirgin,brightyellow,white,orange.higherupthewindowappearsdarkgreen,withblack,withfieryred.…

　　nowjusttellme,alwayssupposingthatyouwanttobeafinancier–andIhavenothingagaintstit,itisevenathingthatIhighlyapproveof;butareyouquitesatisfiedwithyourownargumentwhenatthebeginningoftheyearyousay,tomydisappointment,“Ihavesomuchtopay,youmusttrytomanagetilltheendofthemonth.”

　　Justlisten,thisiswhatIhavetosayagainstit,andjustthinkoverwhetherIamrightornot,atleastifthereistruthinmyargument.AmIlessthanyourcreditors?

–whomustwait,theyorI?

?

?

ifoneofusmustwait,whichbelongstothehumanpossibilities.

　　…

　　ToomuchhesitationmightmekemefallinawaywhichIcouldnotredressforalongtime.mysituationisthreatenedfromeveryside,anditcanonlybesavedbyworkingonvigorously.Thecolourbillislikeamillstoneroundmyneck,andyetImustgoon!

!

!

　　…

　　now,shallwesaylikeimpotentdullardsandblockheads,“wecannotdoit,wehavenomoney–thereisnothingdoing,Itellyouno.”Thisiswhatwe’llsay–andpleaselet’sbothsayittoghether,personallywewillendurepovertyforit,andsufferwantaslongasitisnecessary,likeonedoseinabesiegedcitywhichonedoesnotintendtosurrender,butwewillshowthatwearemen.…

　　IcannottellyouhowgladIamthatIwenttoAntwerp,andhowmanyremarkablethingstherearehereforme,whohasbeenoutofitallforsolong.

　　howgladIamtoseethecityagain,muchasIlikethepeasantsinthecountry.howthebringingtoghetherofcontrastsgivemenewideas–thecontrastsbetweentheablolutequietofthecountryandthebustlehere.Ineededitbadly.

　　…

　　Alwaystobeinastateofexile,foreverhavingtomakegreatefforts,alwayshalfmeasuresbutnevermind–thefamilystangerthanstrangerisonefact–andbeingthroughwithhollandissecondfact.Itisquitearelief.

　　….

　　Asfarasyouareconcerned–youarestilldanglingbetweenthetwoparties,andIhavealwaystoldyouthatyourcharacterwillhavetosetinadefinitemold–thatyouwillhavetogothroughaninnerstruggleandpossiblyasocialstruggleforthesakeofyourposition,bothmoreseriousthanyoueverwentthroughinthepast.

　　….

　　YoumaybeoftheopinionthatIamanimpossiblecharacter-butthatsabsolutelyyourownbusiness.Forinstance,Ineednotcare,andIamnotgoingto.Iknowthatyourbusinessroutineinducesyouagainandagaintolapseintotheoldevilwithregardtome.whatIseekisso

　　straightforwardthatintheendyoucannotbutgivein.soletsconcludebysaying,Thesoonerthebetter.

　　goodbye,withahandshake,

　　everyours,Vincent

　　Astotheendofthemonth-Ibegyoumostkindlybuturgently-letoneofyourcreditorswait,i.e.atleastfor50fr.（theycanstandit,donotbeafraid）,butpleasedonotletitbeme,foreventhenitwillstillbetoughforme.

　　LetterfromVincentvangoghtoTheovangogh

　　Antwerp,c.12-16January1886

　　Toexplainmymeaningmoreclearly,letmebeginbysayingthatevenhismostbeautifulweepingmagdalenesormaterDolorosasalwayssimplyremindmeofthetearsofabeautifulprositutewhohascaughtavenerealdiseaseorsomesuchsamllmiseryofhumanlife.

　　Assuchtheyaremasterly,butonemustnotlookformoreinthem.

　　Rubensisextraordinaryinpaintingordinarybeautifulwomen.butheisnotdramaticinthe

　　parehim,forinstance,tothatheadbyRembrandtintheLacazecollection;tothemansfigurein“TheJewishbride”-youwillunderstandwhatImean,asforinstance,thathiseightpompousfiguresoffellowsperformingafeatofstrengthwithaheavy（:

梵高书信）woodencrossin“Theelevationofthecross”seemabsurdtomefromthestandpointofmodernanalysisofhumanpassionsandfeelings.ThatRubenssexpressions,especiallyofthemen（therealportraitsalwaysexcepted）,aresuperficial,hollow,pompous,yes-altogetherconventional,likethoseofJulesRomainandevenworsefellowsofthedecadence.

　　butIstillloveitbecausehe,Rubens,istheverymanwhotriestoexpress,andreallysucceedsinexpressing,amoodofcheerfulness,ofserenity,ofsorrow,bythecombinationofcolours-thoughsometimeshisfiguresmaybehollow,etc.

　　….ofthesameorder,butinmyopinionfarmorebeautiful,isthecharmof“TheDepositionfromthecross,”wherethepalespotisrepeatedintheblondehair,thefairfaceandneckofthefemalefigures,whereasthesombersurroundingsareenormouslyrichbecauseofthevariouslow-tonedharmonizingmassesofred,darkgreen,black,greyandviolet.

　　….AndImustfindsomethingtohelpmeinthatrespect.AtalleventsIthinkIshallremaininAntwerpforsometime,insteadofgoingbacktothecountry;thatwouldbemuchbetterthan

　　puttingitoff,andherethereissomuchmorechanceoffindingpeoplewhowouldperhapsinterestthemselvesinit.IfeelthatIdareundertakesomething,andcanachievesomething,andthingshavebeendraggingonfartoolongalready.

　　YougetangrywheneverIexpostulatewithyou,orratheryoudontgiveadamn,andalltherestofit,whichweknowbynow,andyetIbelieveatimewillcomewhen,ofyourownaccord,youwillcometotheconclusionthatyouhavebeentooweaktopersevereintryingtohelpmeregainsomecreditwithpeople.butnevermind,wearenotfacedbythepastbutbythefuture.AndagainItellyou-Iamconvincedthattimewillmakeyouseethat,ifonlytherehadbeenmorecordialityandwarmthbetweenus,wemighthavebuiltabusinessofourowntogether.evenifyouhadstayedwithgoupil&co.

　　LetterfromVincentvangoghtoTheovangoghAntwerp,

　　Ithinkneitherofthesethingswilldomeharm,andperhapscanbeofsomeusetomeeitherinpaintingorindrawing.Andatallevents,itisanattempttocomeintocontactwithpeople.InthepaintinganddrawingclassIsawinpassingseveralfellowsmyageatwork…..

　　well,thisisessentiallythepracticalsideofthematter….

　　Ifeelinhighspiritsnotwithstandingall,justbecauseitrefreshesmetobeinallkindsofconditionssodisparatefromthoseinthecountry,anditmaybethatIshallfeelathomehereafterall–butdoyourbesttowritemesoon,anditisreallynecessarythatIget50fr.Forthismonth,otherwiseIcannotmanage,andthingsaretoourgent.goodbye,

　　everyours,Vincent

　　篇二：

梵高书信171

　　etten,Friday,26August1881L171

　　ToTheovangogh

　　mydearTheo,

　　I’veonlyjustgotbackfromashortjourneytoThehague,I’mathomealonethisevening,becausepaandmaarestillinprincenhage.sonowisagoodopportunitytotellyouaboutthisandthat.

　　IleftherelastTuesday,nowit’sFridayevening.havebeeninThehagueatmrTersteeg’s,mauve’sandDebock’s.mrTersteegwasveryfriendlyandsaidhethoughtI’dprogressed.sinceI’ddonethewholeseriesofexercicesaufusain1-60again,Itookitalong.Anditwascertainlyinresponsetothisthathesaidit,becauseheattachesacertainvaluetomydoingthem,atanyrate,aswellastomycopyingafigurebymillet,boughtonorothersnowandthen,andmostpeoplethinkthatlessworthwhile.

　　soIgotsomesatisfactionthere,alsofromthatwork.

　　Ispentanafternoonandpartofaneveningatmauve’sandsawmanybeautifulthingsinhisstudio.myowndrawingsinterestedmauvemore.hegavemeagreatmanysuggestions,whichI’mgladof,andI’vesortofarrangedtopayhimanothervisitfairlysoonwhenIhavesomemorestudies.

　　heshowedmeawholebatchofhisstudiesandexplainedthemtome—notsketchesfordrawingsordesignsforpaintingsbuttruestudysheets,apparentlyinsignificant.

　　hewantsmetostartpainting.

　　ItwasapleasuretomakeDebock’sacquaintance,Iwasinhisstudio.he’smakingalargepaintingoftheduneswhichhasmuchthatisgood.butthatchapshouldstartdrawingfigures,inmyopinion,inordertoproduceawholelotofotherthings.Ibelievethathehasatruepainter’stemperamentandthatwehaven’theardthelastofhimyet.heidolizesmilletandcorot,but,didthosetwotakepainsoverthefigures,yesorno?

corot’sfiguresmaynotbesowellknownashislandscapes,butthatdoesn’tmeanthathedidn’tmakethem.Forthatmatter,incoroteverytree-trunkisdrawnandmodelledwithattentionandloveasthoughitwereafigure.Andatree-trunkbycorotissomethingaltogetherdifferentfromonebyDebock.

　　oneofthemostbeautifulthingsbyDebock,Ithought,wasacopyofacorot.Itcouldhardlypassforarealone,butwasneverthelessveryserious,moreseriousthanmanyaforgedcorotinwhichthedifferencefromagenuineoneislessnoticeable.

　　ThenIsawmesdag’spanoramawithhim,that’saworkforwhichonemusthavetheutmostrespect.ItputmeinmindofwhatbürgerorThoré,Ithink,saidaboutRembrandt’sAnatomylesson.Thatpainting’sonlyfaultisnottohaveanyfaults.

　　The3drawingsbymesdagintheexhibitionpossiblyhadmorefaultsbutimmediatelyarousedsympathy,atleastthat’showitwaswithme.

　　speakingofthatexhibition,therewasasuperbdrawingbyIsra?

ls,sewingschoolatKatwijk.mauve,aplough（superb）,sheepinthedunes,andalsoasinglefigure,alabourersittingonthegroundresting,intheevening.

　　Artzhad3drawings,ifIremembercorrectly,asceneinaninstitution,oldmenandwomeneatingporridge,veryimportant,verygoodandserious.Alsotwostudies

　　ofheads,fullofcharacter,manandwomanfromscheveningen.weissenbruchhad,amongotherthings,adrawingofwaterlilies,sosimple,sofullofstyle,sofullofknowledgeandlovethatmanydrawingsbyotherscouldn’tcomparewithit.still,onecouldclearlyseeatthisexhibitionthatthereareagreatmanycleverlandscapepaintersamongtheyoungergeneration,Duchattel,amongothers,andneuhuys.

　　A.neuhuys（阿尔贝特·纳赫伊斯）hadalargefiguredrawingthatwassuperb.Agirlandtwochildren.Anewappearancewastheworkofclaramontalba（克莱拉蒙塔尔班）.That’saveryspecialtalent,remindsmeofRochussen（罗库深）insomerespects.AtmrTersteeg’sIalsosawmanybeautifulthingsbyValkenburg（瓦尔肯堡）,neuhuys（纳赫伊斯）&c.&c.

　　J.marishadsplendidthingsintheexhibition,includingtwogirlsinwhitebyapiano,andamillinthesnow.Ialsosawwillemmaris（威廉·玛丽斯）atDebock’s,whohasabeautifulsketchbyhim,aroadinthewinterwithalittlefigurebeneathanumbrella.bychancebosboom（波斯布姆）sawmystudies,saidthisandthataboutthem,butIonlywishIhadmoreopportunityforhimtohelpme.b.isoneofthosepeoplewhohaveatalentforteachingsomethingtoothersandgettingthemtounderstandit.hehad3or4gooddrawingsintheexhibition.

　　IwasinThehagueuntilThursdaymorning.ThenIwenttoDordrecht,（多德雷赫特）becauseI’dseenaspotfromthetrainthatIwantedtodraw.namelytherowofwindmills.Igotitdoneeventhoughitwasraining,andsoatleastI’vebroughthomeasouvenirfrommyouting.

　　Atstam’（斯坦姆）sIfoundIngrespaper,twiceasthickastheregularkind,onecandoabitmoreonit.butunfortunatelyit’swhite.couldyou,whenit’sconvenient,perhapsmanagetogetmesomeofth