‘But it’s on days like this that one would like to go and see some friend or would like a friend to come to the house; and it’s on days like this that one has an empty feeling when one can go nowhere and nobody comes.’

Looking for a friend

[‘To Theo van Gogh, 10 October 1882. My dear Theo…’ The many letters exchanged between Vincent and Theo van Gogh show a warm, close, brotherly friendship. Vincent opens up to his brother about his dire financial situation, his unstable mental state, which he increasingly sees as problematic and unhealthy, his loneliness, his addiction to alcohol, and his serious doubts about his future as an artist.]