In late August of 1881, Van Gogh left Etten for a trip to The Hague to visit Mr. Tersteeg, Mauve and De Bock. On the way home, he took the train to Dordrecht to draw a row of windmills. He most likely went over his drawing of the windmills in watercolor later while in Etten. …
Many of the historic spots that Vincent van Gogh would have visited during his time in Etten, Netherlands have since disappeared such as the old rectory, the windmill at Roosendaalseweg, the pollard-willows at the Leursestraatje, and the moor. However, there are still three locations where Van Gogh is believed to have sketched, that can be…
Cornelia (Kee) Adriana Vos-Stricker (March 21, 1846 – 1918) was Vincent van Gogh’s cousin, the daughter of Van Gogh’s mother’s older sister and Johannes Stricker, an aunt and uncle who had shown kindness to the struggling artist. While Van Gogh was living with his family in Etten, Netherlands, he fell in love with Kee who…
