14 letters found
- 408 To Theo van Gogh. Nieuw-Amsterdam, Saturday, 1 December 1883.
- in note 7:
In his day Charles Emmanuel Serret was a reasonably successful painter of landscapes and genre works ...
- in translation:
What you write about Serret interests me greatly. A man like that who eventually produces something h...
- 506 To Theo van Gogh. Nuenen, on or about Tuesday, 2 June 1885.
- in translation:
...ting, the comments that they made, Portier and Serret, but that they still found good things in it. I...
- 507 To Theo van Gogh. Nuenen, on or about Tuesday, 9 June 1885.
- in translation:
I’d like you to give both the paintings a varnish before you show them to Portier or Serret.
- 508 To Theo van Gogh. Nuenen, Monday, 15 June 1885.
- in note 7:
Theo had mentioned the painter Serret in an undated letter (of about 1 June 1885) to his mother: ‘I...
- in translation:
...e that you’d written something to them about Serret, about how he said I could be assured of his sy...
- 509 To Theo van Gogh. Nuenen, on or about Monday, 22 June 1885.
- in note 1:
Theo had written about Serret at the end of November 1884; see letter 408.
- in translation:
I was very pleased to hear that Serret is the painter about whom you had previously written things th...
...or writing, and I wanted to enclose a note for Serret, which you must just read, since I write in it ...
Serret may agree with you that making good things and selling are quite separate. But there’s no tr...
- 510 To Theo van Gogh. Nuenen, Sunday, 28 June 1885.
- in translation:
I would also like to show Serret the studies of the harvest. So I don’t know exactly when I’ll be...
- 513 To Theo van Gogh. Nuenen, on or about Sunday, 12 July 1885.
- in translation:
...d to send them to you at the same time as some figure studies, so you can show the latter to Serret.
...don’t take it amiss of me when I say that if Serret and you — and in my view very rightly want t...
...or the next month, and then in all events the figure studies before that — to show to Serret.
- 515 To Theo van Gogh. Nuenen, on or about Tuesday, 14 July 1885.
- in translation:
If I send you and Serret a few studies of diggers or peasant women who are weeding, gleaning corn &c....
...yself clearly? I hope so, and just say this to Serret — I can say it in fewer words — a nude figu...
It still isn’t expressed properly. Tell Serret that I would be desperate if my figures were good, t...
You recently wrote to me that Serret had spoken to you ‘with conviction’ about certain faults in ...
...what I mean clearly enough. I may perhaps drop Serret a line. If I do, I’ll send the letter to you ...
- 527 To Theo van Gogh. Nuenen, on or about Monday, 17 August 1885.
- in translation:
Just a word about Serret and about Portier. Tell them as it is, that is that I did have studies ready...
...hat as to the drawings which I said I’d show Serret, since I’m in a hurry to do things, I need th...
...about it’ should be your final word. Talk to Serret, talk to Portier about it — and say how much ...
- 529 To Theo van Gogh. Nuenen, on or about Wednesday, 19 August 1885.
- in translation:
...st that you just talk it over with Portier and Serret, say that I’m in quite a fix, encourage them ...
- 534 To Theo van Gogh. Nuenen, on or about Saturday, 10 October 1885.
- in note 30:
...eactions of people to whom Theo had showed Vincent’s work in Paris, among them Portier and Serret.
- 538 To Theo van Gogh. Nuenen, Tuesday, 3 or Wednesday, 4 November 1885.
- in note 6:
The people to whom Theo showed Vincent’s work, including Portier and Serret.
- 548 To Theo van Gogh. Antwerp, on or about Thursday, 17 December 1885.
- in translation:
...rstand is that someone like Portier, say, like Serret — if they can’t sell — don’t at least c...
- 862 Theo van Gogh to Vincent van Gogh. Paris, Wednesday, 23 April 1890.
- in translation:
...ny other artists have spoken to me about them. Serret came to the house to see the other canvases and...
1 essay item found
- Correspondents / Preservation of the letters
- in correspondents_4:
...onse Portier. He wrote to the painter Charles-Emmanuel Serret with the same purpose, to draw attenti...
1 other item found
- Overview of all the letters
- in overview:
Charles Emmanuel Serret, French artist, acquaintance of Theo in Paris
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29 September 1872 and 31 July 1890
Person:
Charles Emmanuel Serret (1824-1900) French artist
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