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Streatham Common still exists and is open to the public.
- 11 Apr 1875 1875
On 11 April 1875, Vincent van Gogh drew a view of Streatham Common, a large grassy open space in south with woodlands of oaks and Butcher’s Broom shrubbery. He made the sketch on the title page of a book of poetry by Edmond Roche and sent it to his brother Theo. Unfortunately, the work has since been lost. On the day he made it, the daughter of his landlord John Parker died of pneumonia. Vincent wrote about the park’s appearance:
“It had rained in the night, and the ground was soggy here and there and the young spring grass fresh and green.” Read the complete letter
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Martin Bailey
Young Vincent: the story of Van Gogh's years in EnglandLondon, 1990Kristine Groenhart en Willem-Jan Verlinden
Hoe ik van Londen houd: wandelen door het Londen van Vincent van GoghAmsterdam, 2013Jan Meyers
De jonge Vincent: jaren van vervoering en vernederingAmsterdam, 1989Ronald Pickvance
English influences on Vincent van GoghLondon, 1974
