Van Gogh in
Flower market
Bloemenmarkt (Singel)
The flower market is still held daily in the same spot as it was in Vincent’s day.
Van Gogh in
Flower market
Vincent visited Amsterdam’s flower market at least once, on 4 June 1877. He described it vividly to his brother Theo:
“Went past the flower market on Singel today, I saw such a nice thing there. A farmer was standing there with lots and lots of pots, all kinds of flowers and shrubs, the ivy was at the back, and in between sat his little girl, a child like Maris would paint, so simple, wearing a black cap, and with a pair of eyes so lively and really so friendly, she sat there knitting, the man was hawking his wares, and if I’d been able to I would gladly have bought something, and he said, also pointing unintentionally at his little daughter, ‘Doesn’t it look good?’” Read the complete letter
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