Brief aan Françoise W.M. Bonger Possibly 1959

This is a typewritten letter dated January 20, 1959 by Charles Chetham to Françoise W.M. Bonger, discussing Chetham's research on Vincent van Gogh for a doctoral thesis at Harvard University. Chetham's research focuses on the drawings and prints collected by Vincent van Gogh, which may have contributed to the formation of his artistic style. Chetham writes about his research, and about how he has sought out help from the Rijksmuseum and met the Calkoen family, who possess an album of prints collected by van Gogh. The letter is a fascinating insight into the process of scholarly research and the importance of archival materials to art history.