ニューヨーク近代美術館さんのインスタグラム写真 - (ニューヨーク近代美術館Instagram)「#VincentvanGogh described the very beginnings of his most beloved painting, "The Starry Night," in this June 1889 letter to his brother Theo: "I believe that of the two cypress canvases, the one I am sketching here will be the better. The trees are very large and massive, the foreground very low, brambles and brush. Behind, purple hills, a green and pink sky with a crescent moon. The foreground especially is very thick, tufts of brambles with yellow, purple and green reflections. I will send you drawings of it along with two other drawings that I have made. That will keep me busy for the next few days. Finding something to do all day is the big thing here." The artist's letters offer an intimate glimpse into his heart and mind. This Thursday, December 3, at 8:00 p.m. EST, join @annadeaveresmith for a reading of correspondence exchanged during van Gogh’s first weeks in the asylum in St.-Remy—including the June 1889 letter in which he mentions a “new study of a starry sky”—and a live Q&A with curator @ann.temkin. Get more details at the link in our bio. Our next #MoMAVirtualViews journeys into the perennial visitor favorite at MoMA, but you can explore more of Van Gogh's letters in the @vangoghmuseum exhibition "'Your loving Vincent’: Van Gogh’s Greatest Letters." --- [Vincent van Gogh To Theo van Gogh. Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, Tuesday, 25 June 1889. Collection Van Gogh Museum; Vincent van Gogh. "The Starry Night," Saint Rémy, June 1889. Collection of The Museum of Modern Art] #StarryNight #VanGogh #MoMACollection」12月1日 8時25分