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Nancy Harmon Jenkins's avatar

Just a gorgeous tribute, Richard. I wonder, I've always wondered, if Van Gogh's fascination with cypresses, apart from their intriguing humanoid shapes, might have to do with the fact that in the Mediterranean they are the traditional trees of cemeteries, lining the allées leading to the holy ground and often shading the graves with their dark masses. Or am I giving way to a fervid imagination?

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Marina Osipova's avatar

A wonderful story painted with words and tinted with admiration! Thank you, Richard, for taking me with you to the Met. What a great way to start a new day and no “excuses for not working after going to this exhibition.” I’ll draw “relentless determination” from the artist and will call today My day with Van Gogh

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