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My dear friend Rappard ,
To my regret I’ve still not had your reply as of today. The more I think about it, the more I, for my part, really do not mind cutting off relations unless you take back once and for all a communication which — in my view — does you no credit. However, I say once more that I’m willing to regard the whole question as a misunderstanding and change nothing in the friendship.
But expressly on condition that you yourself realize — that you’ve made a mistake. Since on no account do I want to keep it dragging on, I ask you to answer me this week. And then, according to your letter, will know what to decide.
Should you not write this week — then I will no longer desire your answer. And time will just have to tell whether your comments on my work and on my person will prove to be justified or not — in good faith or not.
Sincerely,

Vincent

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Br. 1990: 520 | CL: R56
From: Vincent van Gogh
To: Anthon van Rappard
Date: Nuenen, between about Tuesday, 21 and Friday, 24 July 1885
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Amsterdam, Van Gogh Museum, inv. no. b8388 V/2006

Date:
Van Gogh is still waiting for Van Rappard’s reply to letter 517, and says ‘once more’ that unpleasant as he finds the disagreement which has arisen, he is nonetheless willing to regard it as a ‘misunderstanding’ (l. 8) which it must be possible to put right. He now urges him to come to a decision about their friendship, which has to be taken ‘this week’ (l. 13). From the next letter to Van Rappard, which was written on 27 July, it appears that Van Gogh wants to patch up the quarrel – this must have been in response to Van Rappard’s reply. We have therefore dated the letter between about Tuesday, 21 and Friday, 24 July 1885. Cf. letter 522, Date.

Ongoing topic:
Van Rappard’s reaction to the lithograph of The potato eaters (503)

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520 To Anthon van Rappard. Nuenen, between about Tuesday, 21 and Friday, 24 July 1885.

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