Museum Acquires Van Gogh Correspondence

“The Van Gogh Museum said it bought 55 letters written by Vincent van Gogh that give important information about the 19th Century painter’s worldview and development of his artistic thought. The letters were written by van Gogh to fellow artist Anthon van Rappard from 1881 to 1885, when van Gogh was undergoing major transformations in his conception of art and his skill as an artist. Officials from the Amsterdam museum did not say how much the museum paid for the letters, but… a manuscript expert at Sotheby’s auction house put their value in the millions.”