I have a terrible need for — dare I say the word — for religion. So I go outside at night to paint the stars, and I always dream a painting like that.
— Vincent van Gogh Modern

Post-impressionist painter

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Letter to Theo van Gogh

Date / Period

1888

Category

Strange & Unusual

Source

https://www.vangoghletters.org/vg/letters/let678.html

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