The Letters of Vincent van Gogh van Gogh had completed his second group of "Sunflower" paintings, amongst his most iconic paintings, two of which decorated Gauguin's room, as well as his famous painting "The Yellow House" depicting the house they shared. The letter is unique in being a joint letter from the two, and can be read in both the original French and an English translation at the website of the Van Gogh Museum's edition of the letters. In it they discuss, amongst other matters, their plans to form an artists' commune, possibly abroad. In reality their relationship was always fraught, and by the end of
Paintings of Children (Van Gogh series) there were few opportunities for him to pay or arrange for models for his work. He found a bounty in the work of the Roulin family, for which he made several images of each person. In exchange, Van Gogh gave the Roulin's one painting for each family member. "Boy Cutting Grass with a Sickle," made in 1881, is owned by the Kröller-Müller Museum. Of a study that Van Gogh made for "Girl in a Wood" or "Girl in White in the Woods," he remarked at how much he enjoyed the work and explains how he wishes to trigger the audience's