Environment
Career
Money
Family
Friendship
Love
Health
Count: "Un-Stressed"
Count: "Stressed"
Mentions of Surroundings/Environment by Year: "Stessed" vs.
"Un-Stressed"
0
12
24
36
48
60
60
48
36
24
12
1872
1873
1874
1875
1876
1877
1878
1879
1880
1881
1882
1883
1884
1885
1886
1887
1888
1889
1890
Count: "Un-Stressed"
Count: "Stressed"
Mentions of Career by Year: "Stessed" vs. "Un-Stressed"
0
12
24
36
48
60
60
48
36
24
12
1872
1873
1874
1875
1876
1877
1878
1879
1880
1881
1882
1883
1884
1885
1886
1887
1888
1889
1890
Count: "Un-Stressed"
Count: "Stressed"
Mentions of Personal Finance by Year: "Stessed" vs.
"Un-Stressed"
0
12
24
36
48
60
60
48
36
24
12
1872
1873
1874
1875
1876
1877
1878
1879
1880
1881
1882
1883
1884
1885
1886
1887
1888
1889
1890
Count: "Un-Stressed"
Count: "Stressed"
Mentions of Family by Year: "Stessed" vs. "Un-Stressed"
0
12
24
36
48
60
60
48
36
24
12
1872
1873
1874
1875
1876
1877
1878
1879
1880
1881
1882
1883
1884
1885
1886
1887
1888
1889
1890
Count: "Un-Stressed"
Count: "Stressed"
Mentions of Friendship by Year: "Stessed" vs. "Un-Stressed"
0
12
24
36
48
60
60
48
36
24
12
1872
1873
1874
1875
1876
1877
1878
1879
1880
1881
1882
1883
1884
1885
1886
1887
1888
1889
1890
Count: "Un-Stressed"
Count: "Stressed"
Mentions of Love by Year: "Stessed" vs. "Un-Stressed"
0
12
24
36
48
60
60
48
36
24
12
1872
1873
1874
1875
1876
1877
1878
1879
1880
1881
1882
1883
1884
1885
1886
1887
1888
1889
1890
Count: Good Health
Count: Bad Health
Mentions of Mental Health by Year: Good vs. Bad
0
12
24
36
48
60
60
48
36
24
12
1872
1873
1874
1875
1876
1877
1878
1879
1880
1881
1882
1883
1884
1885
1886
1887
1888
1889
1890
Environment
Career
Money
Family
Friendship
Love
Health
Count: "Un-Stressed"
Count: "Stressed"
Mentions of Environment/Surroundings by Location: "Stessed" vs.
"Un-Stressed"
0
12
24
36
48
60
60
48
36
24
12
The Hague
London
Helvoirt
Paris
Ramsgate
Welwyn
Holme Court
Isleworth
Etten
Dordrecht
Amsterdam
Laken
Wasmes
Petit-Wasmes
Cuesmes
Brussels
Hoogeveen
Nieuw-Amsterdam
Nuenen
Antwerp
Arles
Saint-Rémy-de-Provence
Auvers-sur-Oise
Count: "Un-Stressed"
Count: "Stressed"
Mentions of Career by Location: "Stessed" vs. "Un-Stressed"
0
12
24
36
48
60
60
48
36
24
12
The Hague
London
Helvoirt
Paris
Ramsgate
Welwyn
Holme Court
Isleworth
Etten
Dordrecht
Amsterdam
Laken
Wasmes
Petit-Wasmes
Cuesmes
Brussels
Hoogeveen
Nieuw-Amsterdam
Nuenen
Antwerp
Arles
Saint-Rémy-de-Provence
Auvers-sur-Oise
Count: "Un-Stressed"
Count: "Stressed"
Mentions of Personal Finance by Location: "Stessed" vs.
"Un-Stressed"
0
12
24
36
48
60
60
48
36
24
12
The Hague
London
Helvoirt
Paris
Ramsgate
Welwyn
Holme Court
Isleworth
Etten
Dordrecht
Amsterdam
Laken
Wasmes
Petit-Wasmes
Cuesmes
Brussels
Hoogeveen
Nieuw-Amsterdam
Nuenen
Antwerp
Arles
Saint-Rémy-de-Provence
Auvers-sur-Oise
Count: "Un-Stressed"
Count: "Stressed"
Mentions of Family by Location: "Stessed" vs. "Un-Stressed"
0
12
24
36
48
60
60
48
36
24
12
The Hague
London
Helvoirt
Paris
Ramsgate
Welwyn
Holme Court
Isleworth
Etten
Dordrecht
Amsterdam
Laken
Wasmes
Petit-Wasmes
Cuesmes
Brussels
Hoogeveen
Nieuw-Amsterdam
Nuenen
Antwerp
Arles
Saint-Rémy-de-Provence
Auvers-sur-Oise
Count: "Un-Stressed"
Count: "Stressed"
Mentions of Friendship by Location: "Stessed" vs. "Un-Stressed"
0
12
24
36
48
60
60
48
36
24
12
The Hague
London
Helvoirt
Paris
Ramsgate
Welwyn
Holme Court
Isleworth
Etten
Dordrecht
Amsterdam
Laken
Wasmes
Petit-Wasmes
Cuesmes
Brussels
Hoogeveen
Nieuw-Amsterdam
Nuenen
Antwerp
Arles
Saint-Rémy-de-Provence
Auvers-sur-Oise
Count: "Un-Stressed"
Count: "Stressed"
Mentions of Love by Location: "Stessed" vs. "Un-Stressed"
0
12
24
36
48
60
60
48
36
24
12
The Hague
London
Helvoirt
Paris
Ramsgate
Welwyn
Holme Court
Isleworth
Etten
Dordrecht
Amsterdam
Laken
Wasmes
Petit-Wasmes
Cuesmes
Brussels
Hoogeveen
Nieuw-Amsterdam
Nuenen
Antwerp
Arles
Saint-Rémy-de-Provence
Auvers-sur-Oise
Count: Good Health
Count: Bad Health
Mentions of Mental Health by Location: Good vs. Bad
0
12
24
36
48
60
60
48
36
24
12
The Hague
London
Helvoirt
Paris
Ramsgate
Welwyn
Holme Court
Isleworth
Etten
Dordrecht
Amsterdam
Laken
Wasmes
Petit-Wasmes
Cuesmes
Brussels
Hoogeveen
Nieuw-Amsterdam
Nuenen
Antwerp
Arles
Saint-Rémy-de-Provence
Auvers-sur-Oise
A Note on Locations
The locations as displayed in these charts reflect each individual location
that van Gogh wrote from, in order of earliest appearance. For example, the
first letter comes from the Hague, which is therefore displayed first, even
though he returns later. Similarly, since he first writes from Paris in
1875, Paris appears fourth even though he returns sporadically throughout
his life.
As a result, it should be noted that, since he spent more time in (and wrote
more letters from) some locations compared to others, some of the data
displayed is less the result of different language on his part than a lack
or abundance of available text. What we would consider "notable locations"
include:
The Hague, for which there are 51 letters. Van Gogh lived here from 1872
to 1873 and again from late 1881 to 1883, so the values reflected span
two distinct periods. He also spent time on-again and off-again in Paris
and Etten.
Helvoirt, for which there is only one letter. Van Gogh appears to have
spent no more than about a week here in July of 1874.
Holme Court, for which there is one letter, is a Boy's school where van
Gogh taught while living in Isleworth in 1876. It could have been lumped
in with the other Isleworth letters, but since we know where he was with
greater specificity at this time, we thought it best to treat it as its
own location.
Welwyn also only contains one letter, written during a visit to his
sister Anna in 1876.
Laken, Wasmes, Petit-Wasmes, Cuesmes, and Brussels are all in Belgium.
Van Gogh spent short periods of time in each.
Count
Mentions of Artistic Production by Year
0
32
64
96
128
160
1872
1873
1874
1875
1876
1877
1878
1879
1880
1881
1882
1883
1884
1885
1886
1887
1888
1889
1890
Count
Mentions of Artistic Production by Location
0
32
64
96
128
160
The Hague
London
Helvoirt
Paris
Ramsgate
Welwyn
Holme Court
Isleworth
Etten
Dordrecht
Amsterdam
Laken
Wasmes
Petit-Wasmes
Cuesmes
Brussels
Hoogeveen
Nieuw-Amsterdam
Nuenen
Antwerp
Arles
Saint-Rémy-de-Provence
Auvers-sur-Oise